5 Effective Ways to Improve Organization for Classroom Tutoring
Tutoring sessions can be super helpful for struggling kiddos, but it can also mean a lot of work for the classroom teacher. Do you ever have assistance from parents or…
3 Important Ideas for Helping Your Readers Love Reading
Helping kids love reading has been my mission for years, and this month, my school hosted a month long celebration of literacy. We called it, "We Love Reading Month", and…
The Research on Parent Involvement and Why It Matters
High parental involvement can be nothing but positive. Henderson and Berla (1994) reviewed and analyzed eighty-five studies that documented the comprehensive benefits of parent involvement in children's education. Here is…
10 Tips for Building a Strong Reading Program
Building a strong reading program isn't just a task for your school administrator. Strong reading programs start where the action is, right in your classroom! What happens (or doesn't happen)…
5 Ways Parents Can Make a Difference This Year
Parents can make a difference. We all know the importance of our parents and grownups. Parental involvement is the key to growth and achievement in our students. When we involve…
5 Schoolwide Parental Involvement Activities that will Hook Them In
Parental involvement is very important. Every year, schools work to build partnerships with parents through parental involvement events. Research shows that children are much more successful when their grown ups…
Parents Support Learning at Home in 5 Special Ways
As we know, literacy learning starts with a child's most influential teacher, his/her parents and guardians. Parents are with the child during the most important formative years. Children learn from…
Why You Need Parents as Your Partners
So what do you see in the image above? What does it mean to you? Our little people need see their parents as your partners in order to build up…
