- Attend parent information meetings and ask questions about the
major tests given to students and other ways student achievement
is measured.
- Visit your child’s classes to see what and how they are learning.
- Make sure you know when the major tests such as the MCAS test
will be given and what grade levels and subject areas will be
included.
- Acquaint your child with test-like material that comes to your
home such as opinion surveys or sample voting ballots.
- Discuss with your child the importance of doing his or her best
on assignments and tests.
- Make sure your child gets a good night’s rest and eats a good
breakfast before going to school for a test.
- Discuss upcoming tests with your child and try to reduce his
or her pre-test anxieties.
- Do not plan activities that will take your child away from school
on testing days.
- Ask for and attend parent-teacher conferences to find out how
well your child is achieving and what he or she needs to do to
improve.
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- As you talk with your child’s teachers about
results of the 1998 MCAS report, one question you may have is,
"How can I help him or her to do better?" You want your child
to do well in school, and what you do at home can make a difference
for your child.
- Talk with your children about their studies,
homework, and what they did at school.
- Listen to your child read, read stories aloud
to them, and talk about what they read.
- Set a limit on the amount of time for watching
television and try to watch and discuss the programs with them
whenever possible.
- Ask teachers for ideas on simple activities you
can do at home that will support what your child is learning at
school.
- Be sure your child has a quiet, well-lit place
to study and read.
- Know what kind of homework is expected by teachers,
and make sure it is complete.
- Help students read charts or graphs in newspapers,
magazines, or television, and talk about what they mean.
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