36 East Welcome Road ♦
Greenville, S.C. 29611 ♦
864-355-3900 ♦ FAX 864-355-3961
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Parent Resources
Parent Resources at Welcome Elementary
We encourage parents to take advantage of our many resources available in the parent resource room. While many of our materials needs to be checked out, there are materials that are free to take. An asterisk (*) is besides the free items.
Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972
Parenting
Books:
The Black Parenting Book
The Daddy Guide: Real Life Advice and Tips from over 250 Dads and Other Experts
GoodParents.com: What every good parent should know about the internet
How to Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
The Mom Book Goes to School
52 Simple Ways to Tell Your Child “I Love You”
You Are Your Child’s First Teacher
Caring For Your Baby and Young Child Birth to Age 5: Complete & Authoritative Guide
How to Talk to Your Kids About Really Important Things
Parenting for Prevention: How to Raise a Child to Say NO to Alcohol/Drugs
Dr. Spock on Parenting: Sensible, Reassuring Advice for Today’s Parents from America’s Most Trusted Parenting Expert
Involved Parents: The Key to Success in School: A Presentation Kit
Becoming Parent: A Love & Logic
Growing Up Drug-Free: A Parent’s Guide to Prevention
The Parent’s Handbook
Siblings without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too
Endangered Minds: Why Children Don’t Think-And What We Can Do About It
Meeting The Challenged: Using Love and Logic to Help Children Develop Attention and Behavior Skills
Grand Parenting with Love & Logic
What Your 4th Grader Needs to Know; Fundamentals of a Good Fourth-Grade Education
The Educated Child: A Parent’s Guide From Preschool Through 8th Grade
Boys and Girls Learn Differently! A Guide for Teachers and Parents
Sometimes It’s OK to be Angry! : A Parent/Child Manual for the Education of Children
The Plug-In Drug Television
Kids and Money: Giving Them the Savvy to Succeed Financially
Videos:
Help Your Child Succeed in School: Parenting Skills That Work
Keeping Peace at Home: Parenting Skills That Work
Help Your Child Make Good Decisions
Good Discipline, Good Kids: Parenting Skills that Work
Skills for Single Parents
Education News Parents Can Use “No Child Left Behind: Tools and Information Parents Can Use”
Success in Parenting
Daring to Parent
Parents can Talk and Listen to Children
Parents Can Read with Children
Parents Can Motivate Children
Parents Can Build Responsibility in Children
Parents Can Help Children Learn
Who Says Parenting Can’t Be Fun?
CDs:
Toddlers and Pre-Schoolers: Love and Logic Parenting for Early Childhood 6 months to 5 years
Put the Fun Back into Parenting
Parenting with Love and Logic
Pamphlets/ Booklet:
You can Control The TV Set!
10 Ways to be a Great Parent
Special Needs
Books:
Love & Logic Solutions for Kids with Special Needs
Some of My Best Friends Are Books: Guiding Gifted Readers from Preschool to High School
When Gifted Kids Don’t Have All The Answers: How to Meet Their Social and Emotional Needs
12 Effective Ways to Help Your ADD/ADHD Child
Beyond Ritalin: Facts About Medication and Other Strategies to Helping Children, Adolescents and Adults with ADD
Videos:
Parenting Children with Learning Differences
RIF Exchange: Including Readers with Special Needs
Reading (Literacy)
Books:
Children’s Literacy Development: Making it Happen through School, Family, and Community Involvement
First Teachers: A Family Literacy Handbook for Parents, Policy-Makers, and Literacy Providers
Parents in Reading: Parent’s Booklet
Pathways: A Primer for Family Literacy Program Design and Development
Straight Talk About Reading
Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Children’s Reading Success
Using Computers in Family Literacy Programs
Connecting Families and Work: Family Literacy Bridges the Gap
The Read-Aloud Handbook
Ladders to Literacy: A Kindergarten Activity Book
Information Investigation: Exploring Nonfiction with Books Kids Love
Learning to Read: Lessons from Exemplary First Grade Classrooms
Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change their Lives Forever
Sunny Side Egg Carton Games: Numbers, Shapes, Color Words, Capital and Lower Case Letters*
Irresistible Sound-Matching Sheets and Lessons that Build Phonemic Awareness
Videos:
(RIF) First Steps Toward Literacy: A Family Matter
(RIF) Inspiring Young Readers
Creating Partnerships for Learning: Family Literacy in Elementary Schools
Pamphlets/Booklets:
Read and Rise: Family Guide to Preparing our Children for a Lifetime of Success
A Child Becomes a Reader: Proven Ideas from Research for Parents
Homework Help
Books:
Homework without Tears: A Parent’s Guide for Motivating Children to Do Homework and to Succeed in School
A Simple Plan to Boost Your Kids’ Grades and End the Homework Hassles
Parent’s Homework Dictionary*
Pamphlet/Booklet:
Homework Time Made Easier…And More Effective
Mathematics
Books:
Math Coach: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Children Succeed in Math
Pamphlets/Booklets:
Talking to Your Child About Math
Video:
Science and Mathematics-Gateway to the Future
Health
Books:
Health at Home: Your Complete Guide to Symptoms, Solutions & Self Care
The Over Weight Child: Promoting Fitness and Self-Esteem
Free Reading Books for Students
Magazine:
National Geographic Explorer: Cheetahs*
Science Spin: Wild Science*
Scholastic News: Why is That a Ruler? *
Chapter Books:
Children of the Lamp: The Cobra King of Kathmandu*
The Waterless Sea*
The Haunting of the Alaizabel Cray*
Tallahasse Higgins: Mary Downing Hahn*
Picture Books:
Hold on Tight*
Treasury of Treasure: Color the Sky*
Thirsty Baby*
Cherry Pies and Lullabies*
Tomorrow is Mom’s Birthday*
Thumbelina*
Asleep in a Heap*
Letting Swift River Go*
Mama Cat’s Year*
Forest Scientists*
Winslow Homer: American Painter*
Paricutin: The Mountain of Fire*
Rachel Carson: Scientist and Writer*
Sunshine Girl*
Little Oh*
Guns and Violence*
Bodan-Powell: Founder of the Boy Scouts*
Going to School*
Credit Cards and Checks*
Money*
Other Topics
Pamphlets/Booklets:
Title I Improving Your Child’s Education*
Is Your Home a Learning Place? A Quiz for Parents*
Dealing with the Tough Issues…Bullies*
10 Ways to Help Your Child Do Better on Tests*
Internet Safety for Children and Teens*
The School-Parent Team: A Key to Your Student’s Success*
Getting Good Grades: Activities and Exercises*
Spanish Materials
Pamphlets/Booklets:
10 Maneras de Criar Un Lector*
Los padres tambien son maestros!*
Buen Comienzo, buen futuro: El Bebe en un mes
Buen comienzo. Buen futuro: El bebe de 2 meses
Buen comienzo, buen futuro: El bebe de 4 meses
Buen comienzo, buen futuro: El bebe de 8 meses
Buen comienzo, buen futuro: el bebe de 9 meses
La lectura es lo primero: como ayudar a su hijo a aprender a leer*
Leer da poder: guía familiar preparando a nuestros niños para una vida de éxitos.*
Título I Mejorando la educación de su hijo(a)*
Como hacer la hora de la tarea mas fácil…y mas eficaz*
Secretos para hacer que los niños deseen leer
Usted Puede controlar el aparato de TV! *
10 maneras de ayudar a su hijo a desempeñarse mejor en los exámenes*
Lo que los padres pueden hacer en el hogar para ayudar a los estudiantes con el vocabulario*
25 maneras los padres pueden leer con los niños
Actividades de aprendizaje para días lluviosos y vacaciones de la escuela
Boleto Para el éxito infantil
Ayude a sus hijos a ser mejores lectores
Spanish Community Info:
Guia del inmigrante: Lo que todo inmigrante necesita saber
Audio:
Escritura: Ideas sobre la marcha!
Lectura: Ideas sobre la marcha!