PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN A

CHILD'S LITERACY
DEVELOPMENT

WHAT IS PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN METHODOLOGY

LITERACY AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
Parent involvement is an umbrella term that
encompasses all aspects of aid and support that
a parent does in a child's learning. By getting
parents and families involved in their students’
educational journey, students have higher
attendance rates, better test scores, and greater
academic achievement due to feeling supported
and seeing that others care about their success
(Bothum, 2019).
BEST WAYS TO GET
PARENTS AND FAMILIES
INVOLVED - RESEARCH
BASED STRATEGIES
Formative assessments would be
used to gauge how the parents
are feeling and to document
their thoughts on different
activities going on, but one is a
check-in with students to make
see if they are actually
completing their work and if
they are still getting enjoyment
out of the activity bags being
sent home.
Parent/Teacher Meet and Greet
Parents/families will set up a time to meet with their
student's teacher in order to get to know them and to
inform each other of expectations of involvement,
personal capabilities, where help is needed, and
welcoming the parent/family into the classroom.

Community Literacy Night

The school will organize a night where
Take Home Literacy Activity Bags
Each week, students will take home a bag
all students and their families are
that contains a children's book and five
invited to eat dinner, play literacy
literacy activities (and all of the materials
games, and interact with businesses
needed). Students will have a week with the
within the community that advocate
bag, which gives families time and an
for children's literacy.
opportunity to be involved in their child's
literacy development.

REFLECTION
We as educators cannot expect parents and families to
know how to be involved and know the benefits of
being involved in their child’s literacy development
without being informed. This is where we come in, step
up, and inform the parents, which is basically
advocating for the success of our students. We have to
meet them where they are, and provide a variety of
Kelsey Berry
Bothum, K. (2019, March 1). Family Matters: Making family engagement a cornerstone of
opportunities for them to become involved. literacy education. Literacy Today, 16-19. https://www.literacyworldwide.org