1.  Establish a daily family routine
2.  Monitor out-of-school activities, including TV.
3. Model the value of learning, self-discipline and hard work. Achieve educational success themselves.
4. Express high but realistic expectations for achievement.
5. Encourage children's progress in school.
6.  Read, write and have discussion in the home.
7.  Use community resources for family needs.

From A New Generation of Evidence: The Family is Critical to Student Achievement, Anne T. Henderson