Resources
Academic Support Materials
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.
Helping Your Preschool Child:
How well children will learn and develop and how well they will
do in school depends on a number of things, including their health and physical well-being,
social and emotional preparation, and language skills and general knowledge of the world.
This booklet highlights techniques parents can use to encourage their children to develop
the skills necessary for success in school and life by focusing on activities that make learning fun.
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.
Helping Your Child Through Early Adolescence:
Learning as much as you can about the world
of early adolescents is an important step towards helping your child through the fascinating,
confusing and wonderful years from ages 10 through 14. Based on the latest research in
adolescent development and learning, this booklet addresses questions, provides suggestions
and tackles issues that parents of young teens generally find most challenging.
Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen: 
Just as children must be taught to read
and write, solve math problems, and understand science concepts and events in history, so
must they be guided in developing the qualities of character that are valued by their
families and by the communities in which they live. This booklet provides information
about the values and skills that make up character and good citizenship and what you
can do to help your child develop strong character. It suggests activities that you and
your school-aged children can do to put those values to work in your daily lives and tips
for working with teachers and schools to ensure that you act together to promote the basic
values that you want your child to learn and use.
Helping Your Child Learn Mathematics:
Our increasingly technological world demands strong skills
in mathematics, not only in the workforce but also in everyday life, and these demands will only
increase over the lifetimes of our children. 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.
Helping Your Child Learn Science:
Every day is filled with opportunities to learn science—without
expensive chemistry sets or books. Parents don't need degrees in chemistry or physics to help their
children learn science. All that is needed is a willingness to observe and learn with them, and,
above all, to 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.
Reading Tips for Parents:
Addresses topics such as: How Can I Help My Child Be Ready to Read
and Ready to Learn? Includes How Do I Know a Good Early Reading Program When I See One?
Simple Strategies for Creating Strong Readers; and The Five Essential Components of Reading.
Bully Prevention
Stop Bullying Now! has lots of valuable information for parents. Including:
General information
www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/
indexAdult.asp?Area=allaboutbullying
Prevention Tips and Resources
www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/indexAdult.asp?Area=preventiontips
What is Bullying Poster
www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/teacherscorner/SBN_Poster_1.pdf