The Bridge Archives

Fall 2004 Issue
Read about these topics and more!

  • Legal Definitions of Reading from NCLB: Does Your School Make the Grade?
  • School Districts Required to Eliminate Harassment
  • Transition to Adult Life Project: Court Decides Transition Services are Priority
  • In Search of Suitable Books for Your Child?
  • Choosing the Right Child Care
  • Ideas for Encouraging Children’s Friendships Through Recreation
  • Ensuring Reimbursement for Health Insurance Companies
  • Early Intervention Email Directory
  • Preparing Our Nation’s Teachers to Teach Children to Read
  • Legal Definitions of Reading from NCLB: Does Your School Make the Grade?

Spring 2004 Issue
Read about these topics and more!

  • NJDOE Seeks to Reduce Accountability for Classified Students

  • Reflections on the State of the Art

  • School to Adult Life: College Board Requirements for Students with Disabilities

  • Homework Doesn’t Need to Create Stress for Students and Parents

  • Ideas Para las Tareas

  • Schedule or No Schedule

  • Early Childhood: Early Warning Signs That Your Child or a Child in Your Care

  • Tips for Parents: Supplemental Services

  • Update on No Child Left Behind Act

  • Foster Children Suffered More Instability in 2003
 

What's Happening in Health, Education & School Reform

10 Critical Threats to America’s Children in the New Millennium
 Health and Disability Issues Major Barriers to Leaving Welfare
French Programs May Provide U.S. With Preschool Insight
We Must Close the Gap
 Check Those Statistics From Don’t Believe the Hype
Congress Examines ‘Troubling Trends’ Seen In Several Childhood Disabilities
Family Study: Kids Worry About Working Parents
Growing Number of Uninsured Children
 Young Children Often Missed During Census, Report Says
 Abbott Early Childhood Programs The First Year: Registration Outreach and Information  
Improving Mental Health Services for ALL NJ Kids
Is School Safety Infringing On Student Rights?
1.5 Million U.S. Kids Have Parent in Prison
Mom’s Dream Of “Playgrounds For All” Catches OnThey Can and They Do: Low-Income Students and High Academic Achievement
Do Parents Have A Right Under The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) To See Their Children’s Responses On State And District Assessments?
“Zero Tolerance”- What Parents Should Know
Violence Prevention Program Works Well in Elementary Schools in Mid-Sized City
 Guiding Principles For Children’s Environmental Health

Helping Hand for Parents

School Solutions
 Children With and Without Disabilities: Encouraging Friendships
Lead Poisoning in Children
Responsible Growth
What To Do When You Don’t Like Your Child’s Teacher
Helping Your Child Get Involved In Homework
PARENT-CHILD PROJECT: Writing a Family Biography
SPOTLIGHT: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Parents Ask About Title I
Family Involvement in Education
Words To Parent By
10 Things Parents Can Do To Be Involved In Their Child’s Education At Home (At Any Age)
Show Your Child Ways To Become A Scientific Thinker
School Bus Safety
Let Your Child See That You Value Learning
Simple Activities Will Help Build Reading Skills
Encourage Your Child To Practice Mental Math
Extracurricular Overload
Asking the Important Questions
Easing The Teasing: How Parents Can Help Their Children
Do You Know Me?
Is It An Inclusive School?
Meeting the Requirements of IDEA: A Checklist
IEP Checklist for Students with Disabilities Who Exhibit Challenging Behavior
Communicate Better to Get Your Child to Obey
Teach Tattlers Better Ways to Solve Problems
Help Your Child See Both Sides of an Argument
Teaching Consistency - The Sunday Box
What Can a Parent Do About Bullying?
Quality Time and Boundaries
What Teachers (and Parents) Can Do to Encourage Creativity in Early Childhood Education
How Busy Parents Can Help Their Children Learn and Develop
Ways To Stay Involved With Your Child’s School When You Are Busy
Would Your Child With a Disability Like to Attend College?
Personal Story - Building My Confidence
Children Who Volunteer Get Better Grades
Teach Your Child Science Skills While Doing Laundry
Mean Mothers
Self-Esteem: Too Much of a Good Thing?
Classroom Management Is Not Just For Teachers

Helping Hand for Professionals

IEP Decision Making: Teaching the General Education Curriculum to Students with Disabilities
Developing Goals and Objectives: Questions Specific to Each Subject Area
Getting Along

Helping Hand for Parents and Professionals

Fulfilling the Promise
National Education Goals Panel and Goal 8: Parental Involvement Tips
Managed Care and Children with Special Health Care Needs: Creating a Medical Home
Create A Learning Community
If an Adolescent Begins to Fail in School
If I Had My Child To Raise Over Again
Helping Middle School Students Make the Transition into High School

Parent Perspectives

Discrimination against the disabled is alive and thriving in the 21st century...
Official Resignation

Resource Room

On The Web
Tips for Families as Their Children's First Teacher

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