As parents, you know how hard it can be to find "extra" time to get involved in your child's education. But your involvement helps your child tremendously, and enriches your school community. Parents are crucial to education — and you're critical to keeping open communication with teachers and schools. To help you with this, we are providing some tips and techniques for staying in touch and staying involved.
A list of picture books that deal with ability/disability that you can read with your children. These books are a part of ETFO's Social Justice Begins With Me curriculum resource.
Here are some picture books dealing with peace that you can read with your children. These books are part of ETFO’s Social Justice Begins With Me curriculum resource.
We say that “words will never hurt me”, but sometimes words do hurt. A Way with Words and Images suggests ways to talk about ability and disability that aren’t hurtful. Check out the list and use appropriate words and encourage those around you to do the same.
Here are some suggestions for how you can get involved in your child’s school and some tips for helping your child enjoy and benefit from school.
You want to make your child’s first experiences at school positive ones. Here are some tips to help your child with the transition.
Children do not need to have specific knowledge or skills to begin school. But it is helpful if they are able to...
Here are a few suggestions to encourage your child to develop more independence in preparation for school.
As parents, we can be the biggest influence in our kids’ lives, their best teacher and role model. We can help them build positive, healthy friendships and dating relationships free from violence. Each of us can make a difference that will last a lifetime.
Communication between home and school is an important part of the mathematics program in Ontario’s elementary schools.
Making reading a part of your relationship with your child will help your child at school and establish a life-long love for learning.
Read every day. Here are some ways to incorporate reading into your day.
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario has long been an advocate of full-day Kindergarten.
Another valuable aspect of Ontario’s Kindergarten program is play-based learning.
Every four- and five-year old in Ontario has the opportunity to attend a full-day Kindergarten program.
Kindergarten teachers are trained to teach across the grades and across the continuum of learning.
Special Education supports can look different school board to school board.
A list of picture books that deal with ability/disability that you can read with your children.
An Individual Education Plan (IEP) is a document that may be created for your child if the learning needs are significant and require modifications or a high level of accommodations.
Some children have learning difficulties or issues that require special programming and/or additional supports.
Do you want to know how your child is doing in school? Talk to your child’s teacher.
Classrooms change from year to year, depending on the individual strengths and challenges each student brings to the class. For
Learning is a partnership between you, your child, and your child’s teacher.
As parents, you have a right to know how your child is progressing and to expect early identification of any learning problems.
We hope your parent-teacher interview went well. In this tip section, we cover what you should think about when you get home from the conference.
One of the best ways to keep the learning partnership strong is to attend parent-teacher interviews and meet with your child’s teacher, face to face.
Ever wonder how to get the most out of a parent-teacher conference?