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Tips for School Success

• Get to know your school and the school district.
• Read the student and the parent handbooks.
• Attend all parent conferences and IEP meetings.
• Be prepared with ideas, suggestions, and questions.
• Talk to the school if your child has a problem that may affect how he/she does in school.
• Express any concerns about child’s progress openly with the school.
• Be organized. Keep a folder with your child’s important school records and papers.
• Attend school functions.
• Volunteer in the classroom and school!
• Show respect and appreciation for your child’s principals and teachers.
• Set aside a time and place for homework and check that assignments are completed.
• Set household rules to limit television, computer games, and other electronic games.
• Check your child’s school bag every day. Read and respond to every announcement and letter that comes home.
• Praise your child’s efforts and his/her accomplishments.
• Ask your child what they are learning in school.
• Tell your child you are proud of their efforts and achievements.
• Arrange for your child to have organized social activities.
• Read aloud with your child and talk about what you read.
• Play with your child, doing something he/she chooses.
• Make sure your child is healthy and gets enough sleep, exercise and eats right.
• Talk about school in positive terms, pointing out that school is important.
• Meet your child’s friends and get to know their parents.
• Talk about families, careers, and money and the connection between jobs and school.
• Encourage big dreams.
• Encourage hobbies and volunteer opportunities.
• Attend cultural events, visit museums and historic sites.
• Use the library.
• Listen to music together.