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HomeWork Guide for Parents

HomeWork Guide for Parents
 

HomeWork: Lessons Learned in the Home for Success in School & Life is a resource book for training parents and those in parenting roles to guide their child(ren) in the “home” ways of supporting their learning in school and beyond.

HomeWork strives to equip parents well, and build their confidence for success in this role. Through sustained, effective use HomeWork: Lessons Learned in the Home for Success in School & Life has the potential to broadly impact children’s success as they continue to learn, grow, and develop in school and throughout their lives.

The guide and participant’s guide were released in December, 2017 and written by Maxine Johnson Wood, a lifelong educator and who recently retired from Johns Hopkins University as director and senior advisor of the center’s Pathways from Poverty program.

HomeWork: Lessons Learned in the Home for Success in School and Life is written for professionals who work with parents and caregivers as a training resource to prepare them to perform successfully as their children’s primary teachers in the home. The book can be a viable reference for helping parents and caregivers become more competent, capable, and comfortable contributors to their children’s growth and development. Click here to purchase from Amazon.

HomeWork’s “Participant’s Handbook” is a companion resource to guide parents’ or caregivers’ individual learning. It includes opportunities for personal journaling, note-taking, and reflecting their input, understanding, and remembrances for the theme in HomeWork. Each chapter consists of four specific components and gives clarity, understanding, and reinforcement as parents participate and complete their training in HomeWork. Click here to purchase from Amazon.

To learn more about HomeWork: Lessons Learned in the Home for Success in School and Life and its author Maxine Johnson Wood, visit the Homework website.

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