Interactive support for parents who want to support learning at home

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Have “2-way conversation” Without TV, phones or distractions
Ask what your child thinks about something and listen to the answer
Ask clever, open-ended questions
Can you compare this to something else?
What is it similar to? How is it different from…?
Where do we see this is nature?
Why do you think that X happens?
Discuss family history.
Discuss your experiences as a student/child.
Discuss current events in the news.
Make comparisons to history other events
Ask for opinions and why they formed them.
Review the decision-making process – evaluate possible solutions, determine the best fit.
Discuss current events in the news

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Parenting

Here’s one point of view… What’s yours?

Parents should slow down and simplify their children’s lives, author advises Family counsellor and author, Kim John Payne believes children are getting too much, too fast,

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Parental influence and access to books at home linked to high literacy rates among children

Making a strong case for parents and caregivers to encourage reading at home, the Irish Times recently highlighted the country’s results in the “PIRLS International Result

About Parental Engagement

GEMS Education believes passionately in helping all of our students reach their full potential. We see parents and care givers as central to that aspiration, and seek to give them the information, tools and resources necessary to help their children be their best.

Global research proves that parents who are consistently and positively engaged in their son or daughter’s learning can have a significant impact on their achievement. GEMS is committed to supporting parents in this endeavor, for the benefit of all our students.

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May 19, 1536: Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, was beheaded.

May 19, 1928: The first annual Calaveras County "Frog Jumping Jubilee" was held in Angel's Camp, California.

May 19, 1935: British author and soldier, T. E. Lawrence, also known as "Lawrence of Arabia," died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash.

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