com. "From the classroom view, educators can
confirm that students have learned a particular standard so that they can
move on to the next lesson, or see that they need to re-teach a standard
that was not mastered.

The IDMS application and the Formative Assessment Item Bank are key
components of a set of data-driven decision making resources under ETS's
System 5 suite of K-12 products and services designed to improve school
performance and student achievement. Additional
information is available at www.

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The report states that parent
involvement in a child's learning is positively related to achievement
and that the more intensively parents are involved, the more
beneficial are the achievement effects.

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The ability to administer those assessments online
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com) is a weekly electronic tutorial service that
helps parents of K-8 students become their child's tutor and mentor
with easy-to-use personalized lessons, reading selections and
activities.
This action by the Texas PTA validates that The Parent Tutor
provides parents with tools that can make a real difference in their
child's education, which was the original vision of founder, Bill
Tudor. The personalized reading lists that are created each week
inspire children to read because their list is specific to their
interests and reading level.1 also introduces the ability to create lesson plans that
teachers can align to the pacing guides and easily share with other
educators.

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The Parent Tutor
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Texas PTA, founded in 1909, is a non-partisan organization
representing over 700,000 parents and teachers and it is the oldest
and largest child advocacy organization in Texas . Subscribers also have access to
Parent Tutor's entire database of tutorials for background materials
and lessons. The IDMS system is a
Web-based software application designed to help K-12 educators manage and
use assessment data to drive instructional practices and improve student
achievement .1 include a student profile, new grade
book features, and enhanced test-builder conveniences, such as the ability
to create mini assessments that test mastery of a single standard.

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Through the IDMS application, educators can:

-- identify critical state standards
-- align their curricula , lesson plans and materials to their state
standards
-- pace instruction throughout the school year
-- create formative assessments using ETS's Formative Assessment Item Bank,
an online database of 30,000 math and language arts test questions
aligned to state standards
-- disaggregate state and local assessment information
-- generate district, school, class and student reports that are
meaningful, actionable and easy to use
-- maintain an electronic grade book and produce standards-based
report cards

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The Parent Tutor is delivered weekly via email to parents and it
is personalized to each child's grade level, interest and reading
abilities.
Additional resources for parents include Teach + Tech -- access to
an education expert who can help with each child's specific homework
questions or give personal answers to questions about the use of
technology or other learning issues.
The Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory series of research
articles titled Research You Can Use to Improve Results focused on
Parent Involvement in Education.com

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The Parent Tutor Garners Praise and Promotion by the Texas PTA; Weekly Electronic Tutorial Gives Parents Homework Help Reading Lists and More

Tudor, who has successfully developed other products for the
education market created The Parent Tutor to give children an "edge"
in school.

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"Parental involvement is a key contributor to a student's academic
success and we find that The Parent Tutor gives parents the help they
need to have a positive effect," said Pam Meyercord, president of the
Texas PTA.

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"We are pleased to promote The Parent Tutor as a tool for
our parents because we believe it will have a substantial impact on
how they connect and will help children perform better in school. Founded in 1947, ETS today
develops, administers and scores more than 24 million tests annually in
more than 180 countries, at over 9,000 locations worldwide.

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Tudor created The Parent Tutor after consulting with hundreds
of educators, parents and education experts on what parents need to
help their children succeed in school.

For more information about the IDMS application, visit www. To
learn more about ETS's comprehensive System 5 suite, visit
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Each week's issue includes skills tutorials with enrichment
projects for the essential building block skills needed to succeed on
state and national tests as well as to prepare for college entrance
exams .

Other new features of IDMS Version 6.org/system5.

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Tudor,
president and founder of ParentTutor . "The Parent Tutor helps
parents take an active role in their child's homework by giving them
the information to answer their child's questions and give them
additional exercises to reinforce key foundational skills in reading,
math, science and language arts. In serving individuals,
educational institutions and government agencies around the world, ETS
customizes solutions to meet the need for teacher professional development
products and services, classroom and end-of-course assessments , and
research-based teaching and learning tools.

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AUSTIN, Texas----Parent Tutor
Corporation announced today that the Texas PTA has agreed to promote
The Parent Tutor to their membership as a valuable tool to boost
parental involvement in a child's education. The report also states that
there are strong indications that the most effective forms of parent
involvement are those which engage parents in working directly with
their children on learning activities in the home. Programs which
involve parents in reading with their children , supporting their work
on homework assignments, or in tutoring show particularly impressive
results .

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ETS announced today significant upgrades to
its Instructional Data Management System (IDMS) application,
including the ability to assess students online.

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The Parent Tutor contains important
skills lessons, activities and reading selections tailored to each
child's grade level and interests written by teachers and
administrators.org

"The IDMS application is based on the principle that school administrators
and teachers should have immediate access to assessment data that is
specific to their needs, " says Gregg Driben, Associate Vice President, ETS
Elementary & Secondary Education.1 more timely , efficient and effective for schools and
districts.

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parenttutor. "Parents are often at a loss for how to help their children
succeed in school and how to assure they get into the college of their
choice by performing well on high-stakes tests," said Mr.

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About Parent Tutor Corporation

Parent Tutor Corporation is based in Florida and publishes The
Parent Tutor, an electronic tutorial service that helps parents tutor
their children in grades K - 8.

PRESS RELEASE ETS Launches Online Testing Component in Latest Instructional Data Management System Upgrade

About ETS

ETS is a nonprofit institution with the mission to advance quality and
equity in education by providing fair and valid assessments, research, and
related services for all people worldwide .