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Promoting Success Through Parental Involvement in Education

Parent Involvement The typical child spends more than a thousand hours at school each year interacting with teachers and other students. While each child is under the care and supervision of teachers and school administrators during this time, a child can only reach their full potential when parents are involved in their education both in school as well as at home.

Creating a Home Learning Environment

64 percent of the differences in achievement, when comparing the highest to the lowest scoring schools in subjects like math and science, are due to variables in the home like parental involvement, according to statistics from the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. Like any skill, the more practice that occurs outside of lessons, the better a student will become. With students spending more time at home than at school, the hours outside the classroom are an essential time where parents should be encouraging and reinforcing concepts learned in the classroom.

Consider the potential for a student if you are their first teacher at home. When students have academic activities taught at home, as well as school, results rise higher than ever imagined. But where do the parents gain these skills? Teach Me To Learn at Home® serves as a guide to parents of children between the ages of 2-5, to teach parents how to become their child’s first teacher. Through the instruction provided online 24 hours a day on any computing device including Smartphones, Teach Me To Learn at Home® serves as a comprehensive academic support system that a parent needs to act as their child’s first teacher at home.

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Research Spotlight on Parental Involvement in Education

NEA Reviews of the Research on Best Practices in Education

“When schools, families, and community groups work together to support learning, children tend to do better in school, stay in school longer, and like school more.” That’s the conclusion of A New Wave of Evidence, a report from Southwest Educational Development Laboratory.

The report, a synthesis of research on parent involvement over the past decade, also found that, regardless of family income or background, students with involved parents are more likely to:

◦ Earn higher grades and test scores, and enroll in higher-level programs

◦ Be promoted, pass their classes, and earn credits

◦ Attend school regularly

◦ Have better social skills, show improved behavior, and adapt well to school

◦ Graduate and go on to postsecondary education (see A New Wave of Evidence, Southwest Educational Development Laboratory – in references below).

The school plays an important role in determining the levels of parental involvement in school. Specifically, schools can outline their expectations of parents and regularly communicate with parents about what children are learning. Also, schools can provide opportunities for parents to talk with school personnel about parents’ role in their children’s education through home visits, family nights, and well-planned parent-teacher conferences and open houses. In addition, the National PTA recommends that parent/family involvement programs welcome parents as volunteer partners in schools and that these programs invite parents to act as full partners in making school decisions that affect children and families.

When parents talk to their children about school, expect them to do well, make sure that out-of-school activities are constructive, and help them plan for college, their children perform better in school.

When schools engage families in ways that improve learning and support parent involvement at home and school, students make greater gains. When schools build partnerships with families that respond to parent concerns, honor their contributions, and share decision-making responsibilities, they are able to sustain connections that are aimed at improving student achievement.

Engaging parents in their child’s school life should begin at an early age. Teach Me To Learn at Home™ has been designed by Experts for Parents of 2-5 year-old children to become their child’s first teacher. Our online learning pathway provides parents the expertise to better prepare their child for the rigors of Preschool and kindergarten. The program is designed for Parents to invest 15 minutes a day with their child, and when they do, repeated Lehigh University studies indicate that the academic improvement can prove to be priceless. It’s as affordable as the cost of a package of diapers. Our proven methods are easy to follow step-by-step and our online community will keep you engaged!

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Reference: http://www.nea.org/tools/17360.htm