I work at a Pre-K program at the grade school in Oblong. When I started my job the supervisor talked with me about how important it is to make the children and parents feel welcome in your classroom. So to start the day off, I talk with each child as they enter the door and also say hello to the parents. Some of our parents stay and visit each morning, this gives us a chance to discuss information about the child. If there is a problem, the parents can let us know what is going on and how we can help them at school.
How do we get parents become more involved with what is going on with their children? Why is parental involvement so hard for some people? These questions could be used as focus questions, they are so very important to keep us on task and lead us in the right direction.
Sara-
ReplyDeleteI think you're asking some age old questions here. I think the best thing we can do is make our education environments open and inviting for parents. Make them feel welcome, try to forge bonds between them and other parents, have mixers, involve food, show them how important it is to be involved with their children, ect.
Sara,
ReplyDeleteI am doing my research paper on parent involvement. I think the key is first educating the parents on the topics they can get involved in. Parents get busy and think they can only help their child but they can be advocates for many children. They can help special needs children and help get laws and mandates changed for their county. I like to send home work the classroom needs so the parents can help the teacher directly. The more the parents know, the more they can do.