Helping Your Child’s Academic Performance and School Success in the Upper Grades: Front-line Guidance from Family Educators at Way to Grow
Summary: <a href="https://waytogrow.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a>Many studies have documented a common slump in academic performance and behavior when children reach grades 4, 5 and 6, with the trend particularly striking among children in poverty. There are various theories about why this happens, including increasingly complex task demands in the upper grades, a shift in peer culture and parents pulling back because of uncertainty about how to help their children in this new period of development.<br> <br> <br> <br> The most important question may be what parents can do to prevent this slide, and this week’s Mom Enough guests, <a href="https://waytogrow.org/what-we-do/#family" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anthony Allen</a> and <a href="https://waytogrow.org/what-we-do/#family" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alison Dakota</a> from <a href="https://waytogrow.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Way to Grow</a>, offer practical guidance based on years of experience working with children and families.<br> <br> <br> <br> Have you experienced this academic performance or behavioral slide with a child in your family? What factors do you think contribute to that slide? What are some of the tips Tony and Alison provided in this Mom Enough discussion?<br> <br> <br> <br> For Way to Grow, <a href="https://waytogrow.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>.<br> <br> For 4 ways to empower you as a parent to effectively advocate for your child, <a href="https://waytogrow.org/childs-best-advocate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>.<br> <br> For tips on supporting your child's school success, <a href="http://momenough.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Supporting-School-Success-1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here. </a><br> <br> For 6 tips for successful family-school partnerships, <a href="http://momenough.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Family-School-Partnerships.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>.
