Engaging Parents in Education: Lessons From Five Parental Information and Resource Centers

"This guide explains "how to" strategies that the Parent Information Resource Centers (PIRCs) use to improve or expand their parental involvement programs in public schools." (click here to go to this USDOE web page). You may also request a printed copy by calling PIRC at (800) 947-7005.

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Audio and Video Resources Available

• To order, call (800) 947-7005 or 224-7005

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DVDs

• Welcome to Kindergarten (School Readiness Skills and Expectations)


• Parent Power! Supporting Your Child’s Academic Success


• Thinking Outside the Books (Motivating Middle School Readers)


• Talk with Me, Read with Me, Sing With Me (Early Language and Literacy)



• Let’s Read Together (Early Reading)

   

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Our TV Programs (Keys to Parenting, online viewing only)

• Parent Involvement in Education Month


• No Child Left Behind


• Disabilities Rights Center


• Getting Ready for Kindergarten


• Helping Your Child Succeed in School (Ayude a Su Hijo tener Exito en la Escuela) (Spanish Language)


• Overview of the Special Education Process


• Supporting Education for Ethnic Families in NH


• Other Keys to Parenting programs avaialble at this site

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Audio

• Nursery Rhymes (for teaching phonemic awareness) - CD