Does anyone have any information on school/parent programs for advancing literacy?
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im not sure how basic you want it but this site offers comic style stuff (free) i hope its some use for you\ni used the stuff for helping my kids to read!\n\nhttp://coloringbookfun.com/ \n\nwhen you get there just scroll down to the bottom and theres loads of pics and stuff ....helped my kids
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I am not sure about this one, but there are MANY homestudy options in your area!  Visit http://www.charterassociation.org/home.asp to find charter schools that offer independent study or personalized learning programs in your area.  These are public schools, so you do not have to pay tuition, and you can get guidance and curriculum.  This is a good way to start out homeschooling for many families, so it is worth looking into.
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I have a degree and still have all of my essays and educational resources. You are more than welcome to email me, I can scan and email them to you. sonkysst@yahoo.com\n\nhttp://www.meredith.edu/childdev/ad.htm\nhttp://www.literacytrust.org.uk/links/alphabeticalorgs.html\n\nThese sights have plenty of valuable information, studies, and insight.
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Many children, especially boys are not developmentally "ready" to read in first grade.  Consider the ages of the students you are concerned about.  Do their birthdays make them among the youngest children in the class?  Being as little as a few months younger at six years of age is a big difference.  Often boys start school up to 18 months developmentally behind little girls of the same age, and if this issue is handled sensitively they usually "catch up" by middle school.\n\nDon't be too quick to think learning disability.  Very few children truly have learning disabilities, and at first grade it is very difficult to identify anyway because of developmental issues that usually resolve themselves by about 8 or 9 years of age.\n\nReading "on level" is a rather arbitrary definition in any case.  Are these students showing progress?  Are they being read to at home?  Do they own books?  Is reading seen as important in their homes?  As a previous poster suggested, can you suggest a summer reading program, or a summer "being read to" program?   That should help.\n\nMost of these kids will do just fine, given a little more time.  Discuss the issue with the parents and encourage the home support of reading, going to the library, etc.\n\nAnd all of us who are, or were, educators, or parents, thank you for your concern.
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i use a school called az k thru 12 it is online but they send you all the books and stuff you need and it is free a great program if you need more info contact me at crazyforcoke36@yahoo hope this helps you can check them out at www.azva.org
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I'd try PBS or A&E. A&E will often have "In the Classroom" programs. Hope that helped.
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Use eric as a search tool.  Check Educational Leadership and the Reading Teacher in a google search.  Good luck.  (Sounds like prime bedtime reading!)Look up NEA archives/local teachers union too.
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This is pretty wide open.  Can you narrow down the age level and subjects?  I assume you are teaching literacy?
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I'm not a teacher, but I went to our school district's web site and found this information for our local schools as well as learning tools, e-learning, policies, procedures & bylaws, info about each of the schools and their programs, and some cool links for school-age children\n\nYou might also try contacting your local board of ed. or attending PTA meetings
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Is your school not offering tutoring? I don't know that there is free tutoring out there unless you could apply for some kind of grant. There are lots of good phonics based computer programs. I like Reader Rabbit and Jump Start. You can even check them out from your local library. Encourage reading in your house as much as possible. I read to my kids every night. If the book is easy enough we take turns reading. Recently found a good incentive program that is free online. Kids read, take quizzes and earn points to get free stuff. Anything that will encourage reading will help. \nI hope the school has considered any learning disabilities. They should be able to test for and diagnose such things.
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Community Colleges are a good options for some classes.  If you're looking for at home curriculum, try Apologia Science, Saxon Math (goes up to calc I believe) and Excellence in Writing with Andrew Puduwa (it is geared toward a little younger age group, but if you son is at all lacking the mechanics of writing it is a great program). Also, check out the book "A Thomas Jefferson Education."  You can find it at www.gwc.edu in the bookstore section. It is a must read!
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What are his interests? Find something he is interested in then go to the library and get tons of books about that. If he is young, even picture books to start out just to get him familiar and comfortable with books. When I was in the Master's program for Education at Ohio State, I tutored a 3rd grade boy who was on a Kindergarten reading level and soon he was able to read anything I gave him. It was because I made it fun, relevant to his life and interactive. Give him games to work on comprehension and let him write his own stories to read back to you. If he is not old enough to write his own, then you dictate for him, letting him write whatever he is able to and help him read it back. Just make him want to do it. This is the key to teaching anything. Try Harry Potter, most kids get into that. :)
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There are lots out there.  Check at Rainbow Resource or Timberdoodles (see sources).  Is there something more specific you're looking for (subject, grade)?  My kids aren't quite to HS yet, but I've been looking.\n\nThere's also places like Bob Jones Univ. Press and A Beka Book, with full curriculum programs for HS (all levels, but you asked about HS)\n\nI've also seen 'correspondence' programs, but don't remember any of them right now.
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OK, it's not free, but it is a SUPER program.  www.readinga-z.com.  I homeschool my 5 year old and have been incredibly impressed with his progress.  You can check it out for free.  The cost is pretty steep (like $80/year), but it is SOOOO worth it.  Reading is necessary to every other discipline (science, history, even math).  Get behind in reading and you'll have a tough time keeping up in everything else.
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I might suggest going to “google.com” and start entering words with “grant” included! With alternate words to narrow down your search such as "middleschoolerscolarships" or "educationaldonations"! just keep rearranging, adding and changing words until you find an answer...\n\nGood Luck!
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Just about everything you need to know is here\nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/parents/lif...\n\nThe TTA site is also worth looking at http://www.tda.gov.uk/
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Check out Accelerated Christian Education, or ACE.  Their curriculum is designed for the student to work at their own pace.  I graduated from high school as a homeschooler and loved it.  Actually finished a year early and got a free ride to college!  Definitely check it out.