Parental involvement in Learning

If children attend public or private schools, they benefit when parents involved in their education. According to the National Institute for Literacy, when parents or other family members frequently read to children entering kindergarten, those children who Were at a distinct advantage over children whose families read to them less often.

Childhood Longitudinal Study found that "Children who were read to at least three times a week by a family member were almost twice as likely to score in the top 25 percent in reading than children who were read less than three times a week. "The study also found that children who were read to at least three times per week:

* 76 percent had mastered the letter-sound relationship at the beginning of speech, compared to 64 percent of children who were read to less than three times a week

* 57 percent had mastered the letter-sound relationship at the end of words, compared to 43 per cent who were read to less than three times a week

* 15 percent had sight word recognition skills, compared with 8 percent who were read to less than three times a week, and

* 5 percent could understand words in context, compared with 2 percent who were read to less than three times a week.

The positive impact of parental involvement in learning does not end with kindergarten. Having a wide range of reading materials at home helps older children with reading proficiency. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) found that, among students in fourth grade, "68% of students who have three or more different types of reading materials at home performed at advanced level, while students who had two or fewer types of reading material at home performed at the grassroots level. Students who had 4 types of reading material at home made the highest. "

Similarly, students who discussed their studies and who talked about reading at home was a matter of reading than those who did not. And students of all ages who regularly saw parents and other family members to read at home were positively affected.

Besides having a variety of reading materials at home, reading and discussing a good example by reading, there are a number of ways that parents can create and nurture a learning environment at home. Although the teachers involve parents in schoolwork (TIPS) Program of the National Network of Partnership Schools at Johns Hopkins University is aimed at teachers, includes a number of excellent strategies that parents can implement to become active in educating their children.

Communicate: Regularly communicate with the teacher, and through interviews with teachers, weekly progress reviews, or reviews of homework. Talk with your child, and they share their experiences of school work and school day.

Volunteer: Volunteer to help in the classroom or other school activities.

Home Learning: Refers to links between school and real life situations. Go on Tour household that reinforce the concepts being learned in school.

According to the National Education Association, parental involvement in learning is crucial. As proof, they cite the following conclusions of research on parental involvement:

* When parents are involved in the education of their children at home do better in school.

* And when parents are involved in school, children go farther in school - and schools are better.

* The family provides critical contributions to student achievement from kindergarten through high school.

* A family environment that encourages learning is more important for the achievement of students of income, education level or cultural.

* Realization of reading is more dependent on learning activities at home or in math or science.

* Reading aloud to children is the most important activity that parents can do to increase the likelihood of their child's reading success. Talking to children to read books and stories also supports reading achievement.

* When children and parents talk regularly about school, children perform better academically.

* Three types of parental involvement at home are consistently associated with higher student achievement: actively organizing and monitoring in time of a child, helping with homework and discussing school matters.

* The first begins on parental involvement in education of a child, the most powerful effects.

* Positive results of parental involvement are the best student achievement, reduced absenteeism, improved behavior, and restored confidence among parents in their children.

There are many ways that parents can be involved in the education of their children - the important thing is to become and stay involved!