Afterschooler
Definition
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What
is an Afterschooler?
An Afterschooler is
any parent
or guardian who purposefully augments
his or her child’s dayschool education...
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© Amy
Zahler, Afterschoolers Staff
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Education Styles
and Policies
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Unschooling
and Afterschooling
An
afterschooler can never really be an unschooler--the whole concept of
unschooling insists that there be no teacher/student interaction and as
afterschoolers our kids are immersed in teacher/student relations all
day. Still, there are many aspects of uschooling that I find work
well with afterschooling...
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© Amy
Zahler,
Afterschoolers Staff |
Why
should schools encourage volunteering?
Some
schools have
been reluctant
to incorporate volunteers into the education team. In this
essay Cassie explores the benefits of volunteering for schools...
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© Cassie,
Afterschoolers
Staff |
Special Education
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Get
Your Child Ready for Work
Someday your
learning disabled child
will have to find a job if he is to become self-supporting.... It’s
hard
for parents to focus on their child’s future work when simply to get
him an education is such a struggle. Yet, school years usually make up
less than a third of his life. He will “make it or break it” according
to his ability to work...
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© Dale S.
Brown |
Help
Your Child Choose A Career and Find A Job
Parents of
children with
learning
disabilities should be involved in helping their children think about
work and explore careers. Academic achievement is important, but
it should not be considered the most important part of the child’s
life. It is a means to an end. The end is a satisfying adulthood
where your child can make a contribution...
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© Dale S.
Brown |
Twice
Exceptional Children: Meeting the Needs of Students Who are
Gifted and Have Learning
Disabilities
Many
teachers
do not know what "twice
exceptional" means, let alone what to do with these kids. This
essay describes what the term means and ways to help these children
reach their full potential.
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© Cassie,
Afterschoolers
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The following
links will take you outside of Afterschoolers.com to the United States
Department of Education website.
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Helping
Your Child Become a Reader
Other than helping
your children to grow up healthy and happy, the most
important thing that you can do for them is to help them develop their
reading skills. This booklet offers pointers on how to build the
language skills of young children, and includes a list of typical
language accomplishments for different age groups, suggestions for
books, and resources for children with reading problems or learning
disabilities. (August 2002)
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Helping
Your Child With Homework
Homework
can help children to develop positive study skills and habits,
improve their thinking and memory abilities, and encourage them to use
time well, learn independently, and take responsibility for their work.
This booklet helps parents of elementary and junior high school
students understand why homework is important and makes suggestions for
helping children complete assignments successfully. (August 2002)
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Helping
Your Child Succeed in School
Every child has the
power to
succeed in school and in life and every
parent, family member and caregiver can help. This booklet provides
parents with information, tools and activities they can use in the home
to help their child develop the skills critical to academic success.
(September 2002)
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Helping
Your Child Learn History
Help
your children to
achieve the lifelong task of finding their place in history by helping
them learn what shaped the world into which they were born. This
booklet is largely comprised of activities
that can be experienced at home or in the community for children in
preschool through grade 5, yet also features information about the
basics of history and more. (June 2004)
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Helping
Your Child Learn Mathematics
The
major portion of this booklet is made up of fun activities that
parents can use with children from preschool age through grade 5 to
strengthen their math skills and build strong positive attitudes toward
math. (March 2004)
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Helping
Your Child Learn Science
Every
day is filled with opportunities to learn science—without
expensive chemistry sets or books. Observe and learn with your
children, and, above all,
make an effort and take the time to nurture their natural curiosity.
This booklet provides parents of children ages 3 through 10 with
information, tools and activities they can use in the home and
community to help their child develop an interest in the sciences and
learn about the world around them. (March 2004)
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