Communication between home and school is good for kids. Keeping families up-to-date about upcoming events is important, but it's not enough to fully engage parents as partners. When schools and families really work together, that sets the stage for all kinds of benefits. The National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education reports that…

Presents six successful approaches for increasing parental awareness of a school's reading program. (MKM)

Discusses how effective volunteer programs are built upon a foundation of factors that are vital to the overall success of the project: recruitment, training, variety, recognition, and evaluation. (MG)

Describes the variety of initiatives that directorates, schools, organizations, and teachers are taking to involve parents in reading in the various Australian states. (HTH)

Discusses why strong parental involvement programs are difficult to implement. Suggests guidelines for beginning programs of parental involvement in reading curriculum. (MM)

On the one hand, parents are often seen as a source of hope for many reading difficulties. On the other hand, parents are viewed by many teachers and school officials as a source of frustration and difficulty in ameliorating children's reading difficulties and fostering growth in literacy. Parents' active commitment and participation is lacking in…

Provides a selection of criteria (including needs assessment, shared responsibilities, decision making, constant communication, and continuous participation) which must be part of lasting and long-term outreach efforts with parents. (MG)

Designed to be a resource guide for parents, teachers, and policymakers, this book traces the historical development of family literacy and provides an overview of the field in the United States. It includes discussions of more than 100 sources about family literacy. The book presents specific information about particular family literacy programs…

This brochure is the work of the Partnership for Reading, a collaborative effort of the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and the United States Department of Education. The brochure's collaborating organizations seek to make evidence-based reading research available to…

Suggestions offered include starting a book drive, training regular classroom teachers in diagnostic and remedial reading procedures, having a reading share-in where teachers describe new programs they have used, teaching teachers to make their own reading games and materials, organizing volunteer programs, and involving parents in the reading…

Presents 14 ideas for reaching nonparticipating parents and involving them with the reading program at their child's school. (MG)

Developed for the America Reads Challenge Read*Write*Now! program, this tip sheet presents ideas and suggestions for strengthening efforts to help improve children's reading through community reading programs designed to keep children reading during the summer and after school. The tip sheet discusses building partnerships, recruiting volunteers,…

Intended for reading teachers, supervisors, and administrators, this guide can be used to develop a parental involvement program. The book first presents a preprogram survey, an informal assessment of attitudes and skills that are important in parent programs. Chapter 1 contains the parent reading engagement profile, which includes guidelines and…

The No Child Left Behind program changes the federal role in education by asking America's schools to describe their success in terms of what each student accomplishes. The information in this reading guide was developed by the United States Department of Education to assist parents, caregivers, and teachers in understanding the importance of…

The No Child Left Behind program changes the federal role in education by asking America's schools to describe their success in terms of what each student accomplishes. The information in this reading guide, presented in Spanish, was developed by the United States Department of Education to assist parents, caregivers, and teachers in understanding…