This study investigated the effectiveness of workshops on parental involvement in their children's mathematical education. The study employed a quasi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design. This study involved 76 parents from one senior secondary school in the Kweneng Region, Botswana. The study included three steps for data analysis:…

To support the parents of gifted children, school leaders need to provide informative, research-based parent workshops that share information about the nature and needs of gifted children and effective parenting strategies. There is very little research about the parents of gifted children in the parenting practices (Jolly & Matthews, 2012).…

The new Québec curriculum is different from other curriculum reforms in that it is based on a competency approach, both cross-curricular and disciplinary. It thus means a move from knowledge-based to competency-based assessments which represents a real challenge to parents who may find it hard to understand learning assessments and their child's…

This pilot project, using television as a catalyst for parent child communication, was conducted in three school systems: (1) Americus, Georgia, (2) Charlottesville, Virginia, and (3) New York City, New York. (STS)

Discusses the author's thoughts prior to, during, and after a literacy workshop for parents. Argues that parents want and need to play a stronger role in their children's education, and that educators and researchers need to find a different kind of language to communicate better with parents. (JAD)

Noting that family members are a child's first teachers and set the course for future success, this activity book of "literacy learning parties" presents 10 activities that can be used at home to practice the skills and ideas learned at parent literacy workshops. Presented in English and Spanish versions, the activity book discusses the importance…

Based on the view that parents are their children's first teachers, this trainer's guide presents a series of 10 workshops or "literacy learning parties" designed to assist parents and other family caregivers in helping their preschool children develop the skills needed to learn to read and write. The workshops are small, structured,…

This document was developed to assist parents, caregivers, and teachers in understanding the importance of homework and the role that parental involvement plays in assigning homework. The document is a teacher's guide containing talking points to be used in a presentation to parents, and includes transparencies. The presentation begins with a…

This evaluation report of the "Learning Is Homegrown" workshop series, given by Dorothy Rich in a large school district, focuses on the workshops and the learning materials and their impact on parent-child relationships as perceived by parents. The evaluation report first points out that the dropout rate and low reading scores of the…

The Parents and Counselors Together (PACT) guide is intended as a resource for helping parents help their children prepare for and make successful transitions toward college admission. The first section presents overview information, including a discussion of the concept of early intervention as a tool for college preparation. It offers strategies…

The study described in this paper attempted to assist low achieving elementary school (grades 2-4) students in a black rural school district by providing free training to parents and by increasing the number of volunteers in the children's classrooms. Students scoring in the bottom quartile on the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills were…

These handbooks (1978 and 1980) describe procedures for involving parents on school activities and for conducting (1) parent-child interaction activities in schools for disadvantaged families, and (2) workshops for disadvantaged parents to facilitate their social, educational and caregiver role development. The 1978 handbook includes ideas and…

This article describes the concepts and activities of the Write Stuff Workshop, a joint venture that brings parents and children together as allies in writing. Topics include planning the workshop, workshop activities, and at-home follow-up activities for parents and students. Three reproducibles for parents are included. (IAH)

This paper presents an outline for a three-part workshop for parents who want to help their children become better readers. The paper provides lists of materials, the overheads, and the handouts for each of the three parts of the workshop. The parts of the workshop described in the paper discuss: (1) word recognition and questioning strategies;…

The functioning of parent "C" groups (basically preventive in purpose) is described. Such groups are ones wherein parents discuss their interactions with children with each other and with a leader in an effort to make their own behavior more effective. Suggestions for administering such groups and for training counselors to lead them are given.…