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- 1. Parental Engagement By EbyanAbdulle 10/18/2012
- 2. Ice Breaker Activity •What’s your definition of parental involvement? • Describe one strategy/resource you have used successfully on engaging parents. • What are one or two burning questions you hope will be answered in this session?
- 3. What is thedefinition on parental involvement • Parental involvement refers to the amount of participation a parent has when it comes to schooling and his or her child's life.
- 4. What are themajor factors of Parental engagement? • The extent to which parents believe that they can have a positive influence on their children’s education. • Parents’ beliefs about what is important and necessary for them to do with and on behalf of their children. • Parents’ perception that their children and school want them to be involved.
- 5. When Parents ShouldGet Involved • The earlier the better. • School age children spend 70% of their time outside of school. • The most effective forms of parent engagement are those which engage parents in working directly with their children on learning activities at home.
- 6. Children English SchoolParenting Class
- 7. Children English SchoolParenting Class
- 8. Children English SchoolParenting Class
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- 10. Group Activity • Maria,her husband Mario and their son John came to the USA in March. John is 7 years old. He is in first grade but his education level is pre- kindergarten. At home he plays games and watches TV all the time. He never had guidance or discipline from his parents. John has a physical disability and that is why his parents let him do whatever he wants. • Describe one or two strategies to help Maria and Mario.
- 11. Involved Parent • Establisha daily family routine. • Model the value of learning, hard work and self-discipline. • Encourage reading, writing, and discussion among family members. • Monitor out-of-school activities. • Express high but realistic expectations for achievement.
- 12. Epstein’s Framework ofParental Involvement
- 13. 1st Type ofInvolvement • Help all families establish home Parenting environments to support children as students.
- 14. Parenting • Parent educationand other courses or training for parents. • Family support programs to assist families with health, nutrition, trauma, other services. • Home visits at transition points to pre- school, elementary, middle, and high school.
- 15. 2nd Type ofInvolvement • Design effective forms of school-to-home and Communicating home-to-school communications about school programs and children’s progress.
- 16. Communicating • Conferences withevery parent at least once a year. • Language translators to assist families as needed. • Regular schedule of useful notices, phone calls, newsletters, memos, and other communications.
- 17. 3rd Type ofInvolvement • Recruit and organize parent help and support . Volunteering
- 18. Volunteering • School andclassroom volunteer program to help teachers, administrators, students, and other parents. • Parent room or family center for volunteer work, meetings, and resources for families. • Annual postcard survey to identify all available talents, times, and locations of volunteers.
- 19. 4th Type ofInvolvement • Provide information and Leaning At ideas to families about Home how to help students at home with homework and other curriculum- related activities, decisions, and planning.
- 20. Learning At Home •Information for families on skills required for students in all subjects at each grade. • Information on homework policies and how to monitor and discuss schoolwork at home. • Family participation in setting student goals.
- 21. 5th Type ofInvolvement • Include parents in Decision school decisions, and Making develop parent leader and representatives.
- 22. Decision Making • ActivePTA/PTO or other parent organizations, advisory councils, or committees for parent leadership and participation. • Independent advocacy group to lobby and work for school reform and improvements. • Networks to link all families with parent representatives.
- 23. 6th Type ofInvolvement • Identify and integrate Collaborating resources and services With Community from the community to strengthen school programs, family practices, and student learning and development.
- 24. Collaborating With Community •Information for students and families on community health, cultural, recreational, social support, and other programs/services. • Information on community activities that link to learning skills and talents, including summer programs for students.
- 25. Group Activity • Ifyou could give anonymous advice to one set of parents you know about how they are raising their kids, what would you tell them? • If you could change one thing to make life easier for your children, what would you do? • If you could determine the careers of your children, what would you have them do, assuming they would be successful at it?
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