1. Research on Family Involvement Why is family involvement so important? What are the challenges? By: Misti Morrison CI 583 6/20/2010 Dr. LaPrarie

2. Parent Involvement Improves education Research shows that children are more likely to succeed and are less likely to engage in destructive behavior if their families are involved in their education.

4. Teachers say that parents' involvement in education needs to be the number one priority.

6. In the early years… Parents’ presence at the school, whether in classrooms or at other activities, reinforces children’s sense of school as a welcoming environment and facilitates their ability to see learning as a continuous process, not just something that takes place within the school walls away from their homes.

8. Express high (but not unrealistic) expectations for their children’s achievement and future careers

10. Better attitudes and behavior;

11. Better school attendance;

12. More homework completed;

13. Less chance of placement in special education;

14. Greater likelihood of graduating from high school; and

15. Better chance of enrolling in postsecondary education. US Dept. of Education, revised 2002

16. NCES

17. Activities Promoting Parent Involvement Create a school environment that supports family involvement. 2. Provide families a list of required mastery skills for course(s) in which their child is enrolled. 3. Invite families to share hopes for and concerns about children and then work together to set student goals. 4. Initiate a classroom volunteer program. FACS Educator Resource

18. Partnership for Family Involvement in Education What can the federal government and the Partnership for Family Involvement in Education do to help your school or district? www.ed.gov/PFIE 1-800-USA-LEARN

19. Bibliography America’s Career Resource Center website. 2010. http://cte.ed.gov/acrn/parents/schoolsuccess.htm#1 FACS Educator Resource. 2010. http://www2.tntech.edu/tnfacser/parent_involvement.html Helping Your Child Succeed in School, U.S. Department of Education, 1992, revised 2002. http://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/succeed/index.html National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education website. 2010. http://www.ncpie.org/ Starr, Linda. (2009). A Dozen Activities to Promote Parent Involvement. Retrieved June 19, 2010. from http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr200.shtml