GRPS CURRICULUM RESOURCES & SUPPORTS
Grand Rapids Public Schools’ Curriculum Guide shares important information about Academic Preparation.
GRPS Parent Toolkit Contents
Common Core
- Common Core State Standards Parent Document
- What is Common Core? – Video
Parent Engagement Toolkit
- Michigan Department of Education
- GRPS Parent University
- Road Maps for Supporting Your Child in English Language Arts K-12
Vocabulary
- Common Core Smarter Balanced Word List 3-5, 6-8, 9-11
- Dolch Words -flash cards K-3
- Dolch words – list K-3
- Vocabulary list by Measurement of Academic Progress (MAP) RIT score
Reading Tips and Activities for Parents
- US Department of Education
- Helping your child with reading comprehension
- Reading activities to use with students: Florida Center for Reading Research
- Phonemic Awareness activities for four, five, and six year olds
- Phonemic Awareness Activities for six and seven year olds
- Grand Rapids Public Library and the databases
- Link To Overdrive
- Symbaloo to help struggling readers
Student Toolkit
- Grand Rapids Public Library and the databases
- Overdrive
- Parent University
Writing
- Bibliographer maker
- Thesis Statement
- Thesis Information
- How to Write an Introduction or How to write an Introduction
- How to Write a conclusion:
- Planning your paper
- Creating an Outline
- MLA Format
Summary Writing
Test Prep
- ACT practice questions are available. There are five sets of questions for each subtest – these include answers with explanation to add in the process of taking the test.
- ACT online prep is an official guide to the ACT. Presented in an interactive media format, this web‐based program provides strong test preparation similar to that presented in The Real ACT Prep Guide and offers a personal study plan based on diagnostic test results. The cost is $19.95. Order at
- MEL’s Free ACT and SAT online prep courses are available through the State of Michigan Library called MEL. Click on Tests and Tutorials and then click on College Preparation.
- Numbers2.com is a free website with online test preparation courses.