Help Your Child Learn
Resources for parents
You’ve heard it many times, because it’s true: As a parent, you are your child’s first and most important teacher. The value of that role doesn’t go away when your child starts school, nor even when graduation is near. Here are some links to help you be an effective, ongoing partner with your child’s classroom instructors … and to help your child be a successful lifelong learner.
Tips from Idaho Education Association President Penni Cyr
(60-second audio clips)
Help your child succeed at homework
Help your child learn and love to read
How parents and teachers can work together to help children learn
Learning happens everywhere
Other useful links:
Getting ready for kindergarten
Home learning activities for all grade levels
Ten things teachers want parents to know
What to ask at your parent-teacher conference
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Internet safety for younger children
ProtecTeens Internet safety resources
Planning for college (College Board)
IDEAL (Idaho’s college savings plan)
