Parental Collaboration

√ PARENTING

1. I read stories with my child more than an hour.

2. I read stories to my child before bedtime.
3. I help my child understand what he/she is reading about.
4. I explain in vernacular language those hard vocabularies for easier understanding.
5. I let my child ask questions after reading the story.
6. I encourage my child to do well in school and read more often.
7. I bring my child at any available bookstore.
8. I always give my weekend for their reading time.

√ COMMUNICATING

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2. I always track my child’s reading progress.
3. I discuss my child’s reading performance to the teacher for assistance.
4. I communicate to my child’s teacher regularly.
5. I appreciate suggestions from the teacher for my child’s reading improvement.
6. I ask the teacher’s available time for consultation.
7. I use any mode of communication just to update and reach out the teacher.

√ VOLUNTEERING

1. I join in any physical or extra-curricular activities in school.

2. I participate in local school government program like being a member of parent council and
parent-teacher association (PTA).
3. I support in any school activities.
4. I support my child’s involvement in school activities and achievement.
5. I let my child join in any educational activities outside home.
6. I show interest in my child’s school activities.
7. I let myself to be involved in my child’s education.
8. I work in the school as an aide, parent tutor, parent volunteer, assistant teacher or other jobs.

√ LEARNING AT HOME

1. I teach my child how to use educational resources (encyclopedia, dictionaries and etc.)
2. I download educational reading supplement in the internet.
3. I provide books and any reading materials at home.
4. I provide colorful reading materials.
5. I provide different reading enhancement material for easy visualization.
6. I read stories based on my child’s reading interest.
7. I update my child with latest stories in the internet.
8. I assist my child with his/her homework reading assignments.
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COLLABORATING WITH THE COMMUNITY

1. I attend parent-teacher association (PTA) meetings regularly.

Parenting

The first way parents can support their children’s education is by providing a
healthy home environment. As an educator, you can help parents by offering
parenting workshops, helping their families find needed support programs and
government assistance programs, and encouraging them to model pro-education
behavior, such as reading to and in front of their children.

Communicating

Keeping parents informed and making it easy for them to ask questions or express
concerns is vital to parent involvement. You want to make sure you’re holding
parent-teacher conferences (with language translators, if needed), sending
student work home with explanations of their grades, sending out regular e-mails
or memos describing the work you’re doing in the classroom, and making yourself
available to take parent calls and parent-teacher meetings (with an administrator
present, if needed).

Volunteering

One of the most direct ways for parents to involve themselves in their children’s
education is to volunteer in the classroom and/or school. You should invite parents
to help out in the classroom and make sure they are aware of volunteer
opportunities within the school, such as helping out with office work, aiding safety
patrols, running concessions at games, etc.
Learning at Home

Parents and other family members can be great educational resources for
students. To help parents provide at-home learning, you should keep them
informed about homework assignments and projects. You can also provide
resources designed to help them understand the subject matter you’re teaching.
Additionally, sending home lists of voluntary reading and other activities can help
parents ensure their children have ways to learn outside of the classroom.

Decision-Making

Good schools and districts run as a partnership between parents and educators.
You should encourage parents to join the PTA/PTO and participate in local
advocacy and support groups focused on education. Likewise, you should make
sure parents know about local school board elections.

Collaborating With the Community

Parents who are involved in the community are typically going to be involved in
the school system, too. To help them connect, you can provide information on
community activities at local museums and parks; develop community service
projects that bring together parents, teachers, and administrators; and invite
community leaders to speak in the classroom and at parent events.