Listed below are the six types of parental involvement described in Chapter 2. Following each of these frameworks, list two of the possible practices that foster parental involvement

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

1. Parenting
• Provide access to parenting information.
• Make home visits.
• Suggest home conditions that support learning such as scheduling time for students to do homework, or providing a place for students to work.
• Offer opportunities for parents and children to learn together.
• Organize family support groups

2. Communicating
• Send home weekly or monthly folders so that parents can review work.
• Provide families with clear information on school policies and programs.
• Communicate via newsletters
• Use a variety of technology tools to communicate with families.
• Translate written information into families' native languages.
• Host informal meetings with the school principal.

3. Volunteering
• Invite parents to volunteer in classrooms.
• Provide volunteer information packets.
• Match volunteers with meaningful activities.
• Help volunteers feel welcome at school.
• Express appreciation to volunteers.

4. Learning at Home
• Provide parents with information on homework policies.
• Create a homework schedule so that parents know when their child should be completing work at home.
• Send home calendars and include activities students and families can do at home.
• Provide guidance on developmentally appropriate practices at home.
• Provide guidance on how parents can help children with homework.

5. Decision Making
• Provide parents with information about school councils.
• Involve parents in behavioral assessments.
• Seek parent input when making educational decisions.

6. Collaborating with the Community
• Make information about community health, recreation, and social support available to families.
• Arrange for families and students to provide service for community organizations
• Involve diverse parent and community members in school planning.