Working Together for Student Success
By Audrey Thomasson, Track 4 Counselor/504 Contact
By now, you should have a pretty good idea of how your child is doing in school this year. Teachers at OCE have worked very hard to conference with parents regarding each student’s strengths and weaknesses, based upon several different assessment measures. Please take the information they have shared with you, and, if needed, intervene now to help your child catch up. Your child’s teacher is your best source of information for specific steps to take to help your child build the skills he or she needs to progress and succeed. Parents and teachers working together lead to student success.
If your child is in need of extra assistance, there are several ways it might be provided, both in school and out. In school, students are being divided into groups during “Team Time” or “Clipper Time” to work on skills that may need improving or to enhance skills that have been mastered. Groups change as needed, based upon mastery of skills. Students may also be referred to intervention teachers here at school to work on skills.
It is imperative to work on weak skills outside of school as well. Additional practice at home can often help students improve their performance. Teachers can recommend materials for parents to use. Sometimes parents may wish to engage an outside tutor to facilitate skill-building. Your school counselors can provide you with a list of people who offer tutoring in our area. These may be teachers who now stay at home with their own children, retired educators, or teachers from other area schools. (Wake County policy does not allow teachers to tutor children that they might end up teaching.) There are also businesses in our area that provide tutoring. Finally, if your child is still struggling even with interventions in place, a referral to the Student Support Team may be needed to investigate what else might be done to help.
Homework, while maybe the least fun part of learning, plays a very important role in your child’s education. Make homework and learning a high priority in your home. Establish a routine time for homework and make sure that your child has a work space that is comfortable and free from distractions such as the TV. It is also tough for children to concentrate when they know their parents are doing something fun during homework time. Let your child observe you reading, balancing your checkbook, or engaging in a learning activity. Also, draw a clear boundary that, while you are there as a resource, you are not going to do the homework for your child. Homework not only builds skills, it also builds good habits and self discipline, which we all need to succeed.
Please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher or counselor if you have concerns regarding how your child is progressing this year. We welcome the opportunity to talk with you and work with you to help your child have a successful school experience. Together, we will help your child achieve.
By Audrey Thomasson, Track 4 Counselor/504 Contact
By now, you should have a pretty good idea of how your child is doing in school this year. Teachers at OCE have worked very hard to conference with parents regarding each student’s strengths and weaknesses, based upon several different assessment measures. Please take the information they have shared with you, and, if needed, intervene now to help your child catch up. Your child’s teacher is your best source of information for specific steps to take to help your child build the skills he or she needs to progress and succeed. Parents and teachers working together lead to student success.
If your child is in need of extra assistance, there are several ways it might be provided, both in school and out. In school, students are being divided into groups during “Team Time” or “Clipper Time” to work on skills that may need improving or to enhance skills that have been mastered. Groups change as needed, based upon mastery of skills. Students may also be referred to intervention teachers here at school to work on skills.
It is imperative to work on weak skills outside of school as well. Additional practice at home can often help students improve their performance. Teachers can recommend materials for parents to use. Sometimes parents may wish to engage an outside tutor to facilitate skill-building. Your school counselors can provide you with a list of people who offer tutoring in our area. These may be teachers who now stay at home with their own children, retired educators, or teachers from other area schools. (Wake County policy does not allow teachers to tutor children that they might end up teaching.) There are also businesses in our area that provide tutoring. Finally, if your child is still struggling even with interventions in place, a referral to the Student Support Team may be needed to investigate what else might be done to help.
Homework, while maybe the least fun part of learning, plays a very important role in your child’s education. Make homework and learning a high priority in your home. Establish a routine time for homework and make sure that your child has a work space that is comfortable and free from distractions such as the TV. It is also tough for children to concentrate when they know their parents are doing something fun during homework time. Let your child observe you reading, balancing your checkbook, or engaging in a learning activity. Also, draw a clear boundary that, while you are there as a resource, you are not going to do the homework for your child. Homework not only builds skills, it also builds good habits and self discipline, which we all need to succeed.
Please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher or counselor if you have concerns regarding how your child is progressing this year. We welcome the opportunity to talk with you and work with you to help your child have a successful school experience. Together, we will help your child achieve.
