Parents Multiply Effort!

"How can I help my child with math homework?" This is a common question, even from parents who have a math background.

Today at Emerson, over 140 parents from several schools attended a specialized training designed to help them understand elementary school mathematics, how we teach it, how students learn it and how parents can best assist their children. Fourteen sessions were held in Spanish and fourteen sessions held in English; one for every grade level from kindergarten through sixth grade.

As I walked through the rooms I heard several facts about EnVision math:

• Every 5-7 days there is a new Topic.
  
• Each grade level has four Benchmark tests every year.


• The daily Visual Learning Bridge video can be viewed at home.


• If a child forgets their homework, a parent can access it and print it out at home.


• Teachers can assign homework (games, practice or review) on the pearsonsuccessnet.com website. When students log in at home they can see their assignments.


• The Home-School Connection page for every Topic (5-7 days) helps parents support classroom instruction at home.


• The entire program is available on-line in a variety of languages including Spanish.


• After a Topic Assessment, the teachers carefully analyze data about student performance that they use to adjust their instruction.


• Children are assigned homework that is leveled to their needs (Reteaching, Practice, or Enrichment) by teachers who use "quick checks" to decide which students need which homework.

Many thanks to the all of the RUSD staff (especially Jodi, Louie and Dawn) who made this event a success! For additional information visit the RUSD Math Website.