GRPS Curriculum Resources & Supports
Grand Rapids Public Schools’ Curriculum Guide shares important information about Academic Preparation for students in grades 9-12.
GRPS Parent Toolkit Contents
English Curriculum
Common Core
- Common Core State Standards Parent Document
- What is Common Core? – Video
Family 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
- SAT Test Prep
- SAT College Board
- A Parent Guide to taking the M-STEP assessment.
- M-Step Test Prep
- Mi-Access Test Prep
- 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.
