Parental Involvement Within A Child 's Educational Development

Parent and Community involvement does not occur overnight. I feel that schools must make parent and community involvement a priority, valuing and accepting each other’s differences. Schools, families and communities must work together to support all students in a learning environment to ensure every student is a successful learner. Positive family and school involvement fosters a partnership among my school encouraging students to reach their highest potential academically and in life. Parent and community involvement does not mean stay-at-home mothers coming to school to help as needed, or a businessman stopping by to see events occurring on campus. The role of school, family and community involvement is a partnership incorporating goal-oriented activities for all grade levels linked to academic success and student growth.

This study determined parental involvement had no significant impact on the reading growth of students participating in a Reading Recovery program in rural North Carolina. The study utilized Reading Recovery entrance and exit scores as well as parental involvement percentage scores for each student. In order to determine if a significant impact existed at this location, the researcher grouped parental participation into high, medium, and low levels of involvement based on the overall percentage score and compared the growth levels of students among those parental groups.

Academic scholars have noted that students who are thoroughly engaged are high academic achievers (Fullan, 2016). However, the subject of parent involvement has been introduced into the discourse over the past decades and now most educational leaders agree “ the closer the parent is to the education of the child, the greater the impact on child development and educational achievement” (Fullan, 2016, p. 158). As a result, the Ontario Ministry of education created Parents in Partnership: A parent engagement policy for Ontario schools. This policy is directly aligned with the ministry’s goal of creating and maintaining a welcoming and inclusive education system. The policy identifies parents as key individuals in education as they contribute to the work of educators, schools, and the community (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2010). An investigation into the framework of the policy reveals the main actors, which are the parents; who are defined as caregivers, guardians, and parents, the government, school boards, teachers, principals, students, and the

Parental involvement in children 's education from an early age has a significant effect on the educational achievement and will continue to do so as they develop into their adolescence and adulthood. Sylva, K Melhuish, E, Sammons, P Siaj Blatchford, I and Taggart B (2004). Effective preschool education final report. DFES. London. Institute of Education. Family learning can also provide a range of benefits for parents and children including improvements in reading, writing and numeracy as well as greater parental confidence in helping the child at home. Brookes, G., T., Harman, J., Hutchinson, D., Kinder, K., Moor, H., And Wilkin, A. (1997). Family Literacy Lasts, Cited in Desforges, C and Abouchaar, A. (2003). The impact of Parental Involvement, Parental Support and Family Education on Public Achievement and Adjustments. A Literature Review. DFES Research Report 433. In 2007 around half of parents surveyed said that they felt very involved in their child 's school life. Two thirds of parents said that they would like to get more involved in their child 's school life (with work commitments being commonly cited barrier to greater involvement. Peters, M., Seeds, K., Goldstein, A. and Coleman, N. (2008) Parental Involvement in Children 's Education 2007. Research Report. DCSF RR034. Levels of parental involvement vary among

An obstacle I have witnessed in my school is the lack of parental involvement. Throughout this year, I believe the parents' investment in their children education has been disheartening. I can say in my own classroom, nearly one-third of student’s parents have no idea how they are doing in school academically. About one-sixth of student’s parents don’t sign daily agendas or notes that are sent home. Only about one-fifth of parents consistently attend school programs. My biggest concern is that too many parents are disengaged. Parent involvement can indeed make a difference in a child’s education. Students would perform better academically and behaviorally if their

Parents should always be an essential and ongoing part of school curriculum; just because their child starts school it does not mean they need to stop teaching them or not be a part of their child’s learning process (Lindberg, 2014). According to Lindberg, parent involvement is described as, “an ongoing and systematic approach involving such activities as providing knowledge and skills in needed matters in order to ensure and support both student’s academic and personal development, the establishment of ongoing and active communication with teachers and school administration, recruiting and organizing parents’ help and support by volunteering in the activities demonstrated in one’s school and classroom, and creating

Additionally, parent involvement is also an important factor that contributes to how well students do in school and whether or not they graduate. According to the Michigan Department of Education, “decades of research show that when parents are involved students have higher grades, test scores, graduation rates, better school attendance, increased motivation,

Although it is important for families to be involved with their child’s school, school personnel should also strive to create a positive interaction with families of students. Carl Dunst (2002) states that school and parent collaboration is necessary, and if schools take on a more family-centered approach, it will help create a supportive environment and help to strengthen a family’s capacity to enhance and promote a child’s development and learning.

"Research has clearly proven that student achievement improves when parents are involved in their child's education" (2010). When an education system comes together with the family of their students, the children tend to have a better understanding of the importance of school and working their best to become as educated as they can be. Students who have not involved parents may feel that they are at school only to be away from their parents. There are many reasons why children drop out of school so it is the job of the school system and families to do whatever it takes to get the student involved in their education. Once the student knows that everyone around them is supporting their educational needs they are more likely to have a positive outlook towards school. When they then become a parent they are more likely willing to be a partner in their future children's educational experiences because of their positive attitude towards learning.

Parent involvement is necessary for students to succeed. Some cultures tend to view teachers as the experts and leave educational decisions to them. This can give the false impression that parents do not care about education. In American culture, parents take a more active role in their child’s education. They might volunteer in classrooms and help out when needed.

Parent, family, and community involvement means different things to different people. A research-based framework,6 developed by Joyce Epstein of Johns Hopkins University, describes six types of involvement— parenting, communicating, volunteering, learning at home, decision making, and collaborating with the community—that offer a broad range of school, family, and community activities that can engage all parties and help meet student needs. Successful school-parent community partnerships are not stand-alone projects or add-on programs but are well integrated with the school’s overall mission and goals. Research and fieldwork show that parent-school-partnerships improve schools, strengthen families, build community support, and increase student achievement and success. (NEA Education Policy and Practice Department,

When it comes to parent’s involvement, I believe the biggest reason for them not involved is the lack of communication between parents, students and teachers when the start middle school. In elementary school, the parent is the advocate for their student while being concern about their academic experience, but as the student becomes more independent, the parent takes a step back and allows the student to voice their concerns in their education. Another reason parents are not involved with their students education is they inability to understand what is needed in order for them to succeed. Sadly, a lot of parents do not have the accurate education to show their student the importance of education, therefore, they within themselves do not view

The first question asked of the teacher and administrator focus group focused on the meaning of parent involvement to parents. JP, the school counselor, replied, “There is a group of parents who expects their kids to be taken care of 100% in their growth of education and socialization.” CS, a middle school, teacher followed up the response of JP by stating, “Unfortunately, I think a majority of our parents want 100% as far as us (teachers) taking care of everything. A few of our parents don’t have that expectation, but, for the most part, a majority of them do.” The teacher and administrative focus group members contended that parents should be informed and involved, but, parents have the mindset that their responsibility is to get their child to school with their books and homework and that the remainder of the educational process is totally the school’s responsibility.

Parental involvement in education is a vital essential for creating a cooperative environment for the student to thrive and succeed in. When a student knows that he or she is receiving support both inside and outside the school, the chances of that child becoming responsible for and active in their education are more likely. I know that there can be difficulties including parents for many reasons. Such parents may be too busy, uninterested or just feel helpless. However, as an educator, I will still have an obligation to reach out to these parents and assist them.

to significant student outcomes. It is becoming increasingly obvious that framework is a noteworthy factor in understanding academic achievement, and the venue in which a child, family, and school situated is among salient circumstances influencing performance. In an effort to structure a research framework on rural education in high poverty areas, this study analyzes research on increasing parental involvement in high poverty, rural areas in an attempt to decrease significant learning gaps students have attained as a result of nominal parental involvement and collaboration before the onset of starting school while persistently