Involving Parents in Instruction at School
Group Ideas
- Assess the needs and available resources
- Specify and communicate parent roles
- Training parents and staff
- Recruit, select and assign parents
- Support on-going activities
School Support Group Ideas
- Parents meet to establish their own activities
- Meet with parents as individuals to determine their gifts and talents
- Post monthly calendar of events in hallways of schools
- Develop a Resource Bank
- Conduct Parent Training Sessions
Parent Education Group Ideas
- Request information from research & evaluation department to assess needs
- Contact parents via phone or in person to coordinate parents' participation
- Survey parents focus on needs and strengths
- Plan workshops, Adult Education classes, field trips, and make and take materials available
- Support on-going activities
In-Home-Based Instruction Gruop Ideas
- Parent Handbook
- Parent Education Workshops
- Research Center
- Curriculum Guides making sure parents receive these guides
- Parent-teacher conference - four times per year