Involving Parents in Instruction at School

Office of English Language Learners & Global Languages

Group Ideas

  1. Assess the needs and available resources
  2. Specify and communicate parent roles
  3. Training parents and staff
  4. Recruit, select and assign parents
  5. Support on-going activities

School Support Group Ideas

  1. Parents meet to establish their own activities
  2. Meet with parents as individuals to determine their gifts and talents
  3. Post monthly calendar of events in hallways of schools
  4. Develop a Resource Bank
  5. Conduct Parent Training Sessions

Parent Education Group Ideas

  1. Request information from research & evaluation department to assess needs
  2. Contact parents via phone or in person to coordinate parents' participation
  3. Survey parents focus on needs and strengths
  4. Plan workshops, Adult Education classes, field trips, and make and take materials available
  5. Support on-going activities

In-Home-Based Instruction Gruop Ideas

  1. Parent Handbook
  2. Parent Education Workshops
  3. Research Center
  4. Curriculum Guides making sure parents receive these guides
  5. Parent-teacher conference - four times per year

 

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