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Parental Involvement in Education for MAED
- 1. PARENTAL INVOLVMENT IN EDUCATION By:Gemmarie E. Belardo
- 3. Parents play an integralrole in their child’s learning.
- 4. GOALS OF ANINSTITUTION Increasing student achievement Enhancing the learning environment To improve the quality of learning
- 5. Parents’ involvement leadsto the institution goals
- 7. Parental involvement isrequired because it has a positive impact on students’ achievement.
- 8. How can parentsbe involved? becoming part of school boards showing dedication in their children's learning through availing themselves during parents meetings in order to gain a better understanding of the performance of their children. being concerned about their children's academic performance
- 9. Parents can alsobe involved by means of follow-ups with their children's subject teachers in order to identify areas where the children are facing challenges. Parental involvement is a significant element in education
- 10. PARENTS INVOLVEMENT The moreinvolved parents in their child’s education, the more likely the child is to succeed in school. Parent support is more important to school success than a child IQ, economic status, or school setting.
- 11. Parent communication withschool and parent participation can be influenced by schools. Teachers and parents play different roles in a child's education. A good relationship between a teacher and a parent, based on mutual respect and trust, benefits.
- 12. What happens whenparents are involved? Parent-teacher partnership makes tremendous impact on children's education. • Children have better attitudes and behavior • Children complete more homework • It improves academic performance • Learners become more focused in their school work
- 13. This motivateslearners not to give up easily when they do not understand a particular topic and will not bunk classes because they know that their parents are always monitoring their school attendance. They learn to be punctual from young age. They learn to be persistent as the parents would be continuously enquiring about their progress.
- 14. COMMUNICATING WITH PARENTS Designmore effective forms of school-to-home and home-to-school communications with all families each month about school programs and their children's progress. Weekly or monthly folders of student work are sent home and reviewed, parental comments returned to teacher.
- 15. LEARNING AT HOME Provideinformation and ideas to families about how to help students at home with homework and other curricular-related activities, decisions, and planning.
- 16. Information on howto assist students to improve skills on various class and school assignments Regular schedule of homework that requires students to discuss and interact with families on what they are learning in class LEARNING AT HOME
- 17. Parental Involvement Benefits PARENTALINVOLVEMENT BENEFITS
- 18. Parents, Teachers, andStudents
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Editor's Notes
- #7 Now that we have had a chance to share some of the successes and challenges schools face when implementing parental involvement activities, let’s take a look at the requirements. A synthesis of research is clear, positive, and convincing that families have a major influence on their children’s achievement in school and through life. (Read the slide as is. . .) Other Resource: What Research Says About Parent Involvement in Children’s Education in Relation to Academic Achievement (Michigan Department of Education, March 2002). Based on the needs of your audience you might want to refer to this document in the handouts.
- #18 Research on Parental Involvement Over 30 years of research has proven beyond dispute the positive connection between parent involvement and student achievement. Effectively engaging parents and families in the education of their children has the potential to be far more transformational than any other type of education reform. A few of the resources include: A New Wave of Evidence (2002); The Evidence Grows (1981); The Evidence Continues to Grow (1987); and A New Generation of Evidence: The Family Is Critical to Student Achievement (1995). You may also want to discuss the following research findings and how they benefit parents, districts/schools, and students in long-term capacities. Children from diverse cultural backgrounds tend to do better when parents and professionals collaborate to bridge the gap between the culture at home and the learning institution. Students are more likely to fall behind in academic performance if their parents do not participate in school events, develop a working relationship with their child's educators, or keep up with what is happening in their child's school. The benefits of involving parents are not confined to the early years; there are significant gains at all ages and grade levels. Junior and senior high school students whose parents remain involved make better transitions, maintain the quality of their work, and develop realistic plans for their future. Students whose parents are not involved, on the other hand, are more likely to drop out of school. Handout in packet: Parental Involvement: Title I, Part A, Non-Regulatory Guidance, “Appendix C: Research-Based Resource,” USDE, April 2004 Sources: (Condition of Education 2000, USDE, Henderson and Mapp 2002, Henderson and Berla 1994, Clark 1983; Comer 1980, 1988; Eccles, Arbreton, et al., 1993, Eccles-Parsons, Adler and Kaczala 1982; Epstein 1983, 1984; Marjoribanks 1979 as cited in Eccles and Harold 1996) Anne Henderson and Nancy Berla: The Evidence Grows (1981); The Evidence Continues to Grow (1987); and A New Generation of Evidence: The Family Is Critical to Student Achievement ,(1995).