Parent Involvement: Have you been a dad today?
A short public service announcement making the case for father involvement.
The blog is intended for the use of schools who are interested in tips and suggestions for improving parent involvement in schools as well as community involvement. It provides a forum for interested educators to express thoughts and ideas about ways to help parents be more involved in the education of their children. Your comments are appreciated.
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Sunday, September 10, 2006
Parent Involvement: Have you been a Dad today?
Parent Involvement: Have you been a dad today? A short public service announcement making the case for father involvement. Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Parental Involvement
Missouri Commission of Education, D. Kent King, talks about the absolute need for more parental involvement in St. Louis Public Schools. Thursday, April 13, 2006Making your School a Friendlier Place for Parents
An audio of more tips and ideas for making your school parent friendly. Length 9:17 .
Parent involvement begins at the school door! Wednesday, April 05, 2006Ready. Sit. ReadLooking for a resource for parents that will encourage parents to read with their children? Well, this site may just be the answer. Sponsored by Target Department stores, parent are offered tips on reading with your child, reading and writing, personal writing, and coupons and promotions. Thee is also a book club for kids
The site is very attractive, with sound and graphics Share this site with parents! http://sites.target.com/site/en/readysitread/home.jsp For More articles on Parent Involvement see: Parent Involvement in Schools Tuesday, March 07, 2006Getting Hispanics involved in SchoolsA quick post today to point you to an article about ways to get Hispanic parents invoved in schools. The article contains some hidden nuggets that you can use to increase parent involvement in your school!
See if you can find them and let me know if you have struck gold Here's the article One Latina mother sets a PTA example Visit Parent Involvement in Schools for more tips, tricks and techniques. Sunday, March 05, 2006Parent Involvement: Schools Role is Expanding
As schools, we need to continue to support families in whatever way we can. Read the story of one districts efforts to make a difference. Much More Than Lessons Visit Parent Involvement in Schools for more tips, tricks and techniques. Thursday, February 23, 2006Parent Involvement: Meeting the Needs of ELL Parents
This article comes for the "TheGarden Island" of Kauai, Hawaii. For those of you who may ask why I would be talking about this, lets remember its part of theUnited States and it is it not only a beautiful place to be, but also because it has the same sorts of problems when it comes to reaching the hardest to involve parents. In this case I am talking about recently arrived families from the Marshall Islands.
Comments from the article include: "Clement said he doesn't blame the parents for not being able to help the children. "They probably don't have the knowledge or abilities to help the kids,". The article talks about the huge cultural barriers immigrant families face in Hawaii. Some children are shocked with the differences, in school, policies, schoolwork and homework requirements they find in their new schools. Visit the article here: Marshallese students face cultural barrier For more information and articles on parent involvement in schools click here: Parent involvement in schools.com Listen to the Audio post by clicking the play button below |