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Help your child build language, reading, and math skills:

• Read daily with your child.
• Help your child apply math skills to everyday experiences.
• Listen attentively to your child and ask thoughtful questions to encourage discussions.
• Take your child on outings to local places of interest, such as museums, nature centers, and history sites.
• Participate in your school's take-home reading program.

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There are many free materials and tools you can use to engage your child in learning activities:

• Visit your public library together. Help your child pick out books to read just for fun.
• Ask your school's Title I teacher for books and materials you can borrow to use at home.

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Less time in front of the television means more time for activities that strengthen academic learning:

• Limit TV time to 1-2 hours a day.
• Have your child choose programs by reading the program guide -- not by switching channels.
• Help your child choose educational programs to watch.

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Children benefit when you:

• Attend parent-teacher conferences. Request additional conferences if needed.
• Review your child's schoolwork
• Visit your child's classroom and/or Title I class. Make arrangements in advance.
• Review the School-Home Compact. Consider whether you have met your responsibilities as stated in the compact.
• Attend meetings and programs at school to learn ways to help your child at home.

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