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Twenty Ways You Can Help Your Children Succeed At School Develop a partnership with your child's teachers and school staff Support your child academically Get involved with your child's school...Continue reading

Have high expectations for your children. Let your children know that you think it is important that they do well in school. High parental expectations have the greatest impact on student achievement. When parents consistently express belief in their children’s potential and tell their kids that...Continue reading

1. The 11 Times TrickWe all know the trick when multiplying by ten add 0 to the end of the number, but did you know there is an equally easy trick for multiplying a two digit number by 11? This is it:Take the original number and imagine a space between the two digits (in this example we will use 52:5_2Now add the two numbers together and put them in the middle:5_(5+2)_2That is it you have the answer: 572.If the numbers in the middle add up to a 2 digit number, just insert the second number and add 1 to the first:9_(9+9)_9(9+1)_8_910_8_91089 It works every time.

each Close Reading Skills Guide students in annotation by directing them to do more than highlight or underline. Encourage students to have a conversation with the text by jotting notes on the text while readingthis keeps students engaged and often increases comprehension. Annotations can include: Defining new words Asking questions... Coding recurring words and themes Making personal connections to the text Citing current events Highlighting heading and subheadings Summarizing paragraphs Chunking Categorizing information Numbering and ordering Drawing pictures The list of possibilities is endlessthe point is to have students form their own process when approaching a text. But don’t be afraid to give students specific annotation guidelines such as annotate the writer’s characterization techniques or find examples of . . . to help them focus. Annotations also help students identify which strategies work best for them as they try to process and understand information. The clip Girls Read Comic from The Big Bang Theory is a great way to introduce the concept of reading closely and its importance. See more