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PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT = SUCCESS FOR CHILDREN
Education is a complex undertaking involving parents, teachers, students, school administrators, and other members of
the community. Parents who take an interest and are involved in the education of their children can help them perform better
in school. There are many ways you can show your child that you are interested. Here are some examples:
1. Read to your child. Studies show that children whose parents read to them perform better in school.
2. Make every effort to become familiar with your child's school program and its expected results
3. Discuss your child's progress with the teacher regularly, not just at report-card time.
4. Ask to see samples of your child's school work.
5. Talk to your child about school
6. Keep yourself informed about your child's homework and provide assistance where needed. Homework can tell you a lot
about your child's progress.
7. Encourage your child's natural curiosity and efforts to learn.
8. Provide an appropriate place for your child to study at home.
9. Show an interest in school activities by visiting the school or by volunteering to help.
10. Encourage your child to compare recent achievements with earlier efforts and to take satisfaction in progress.
11. Reinforce your child's learning by joining in some activities. These could include reading and discussion books with
your child, writing poems, watching and discussing television programs, and visiting children's theatres and museums.
12. Show you have confidence in you child's abilities and look for your child's particular strengths.
13. Set goals for your child that are challenging but attainable. Challenges keep children interested; attainable goals
prevent them from becoming frustrated
14. Be a gender sensitive kind of a parent
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THE IMPORTANCE OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
Children learn first and foremost from their parents. You are a teacher whether you view yourself in that role or not.
Your child learned how to eat, talk, sit up and walk long before entering school. In fact, many children learn more from
their parents in the first five years of life than they do from their schools in the next 10.
As a parent, you can reinforce and monitor your child's progress in school. Educational psychologists have found that
children who receive parental help are significantly better at reading than children who did not receive assistance from their
parents. Researchers have also found that the successful mastery of all school subjects requires a high level of parental
involvement. Demonstrating your commitment to education by owning books, reading to your children, and requiring a specific
number of homework hours will give your child a distinct advantage.
It's inevitable that children socialized in this type of learning environment will feel more at home in school. Through
example, conversation and shared activities, children will not only learn, but have fun in the process.
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