Homework Tips for Parents
The U.S. Department of Education site provides advice on how to help your child with homework, including tips specific to reading and math homework.
Here's one example of the tips posted on the site:
When your child does homework, you do homework.
Show your child that the skills they are learning are related to things you
do as an adult. If your child is reading, you read too. If your child is doing
math, balance your checkbook.