10 Things Any School Can Do to Build Parent Involvement . . .

Plus Five Great Ways to Fail!

Presentation by John H. Wherry, President of The Parent Institute

10 Things Any School Can Do
To Build Parent Involvement

1. Help parents understand why they are so important to their children's school success. Point out to parents how much time children spend at home vs. at school (birth to H.S. graduation 15% at school, 85% home & other). Remind parents that they are their children's first & most influential teachers-and that education training is unnecessary. Remind parents how well children mimic them, even when parents don't want them to. Help parents understand how to model the behaviors they want. Discuss in parent meetings, newsletters: How soon children start learning. How children copy parents. How parents can set an example. How to make use of "bits and pieces" of time with children. Why parents really are children's first & most influential teachers.



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