Parental involvement is essential and beneficial in the developmental mind frame of children. When it comes to parental involvement it is of great importance that parents are able to support and encourage their children. According to Joyce Espenin the comprehensive model it is of great importance that the family, teachers and the community are able to work together to support children’s development and education. (Coleman, 2013). Espenin six partnership comprehensive plan involves parenting, communicating, volunteering, learning at home, decision-making and collaborating with community, which through these six partnerships will allow multiple activities and should be responsive to the needs and interests of all families ( Coleman, 2013).
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After reading this text, I realized that sometimes the information being sent home to parents are not easier to comprehend and that language barrier and other aspects can affect the outcome of a parent being involved in their children’s education. Also understanding that the traditional family aspect have changed and that you have grandparents raising their children’s kids, single-parent households, brothers and sisters raising their siblings and etc; I myself am a product of a single parent household with four other siblings so it was not an easy task for my mother to always be involved in the activities because she would often be at work. It is important to understand the concept of parental involvement and because you have people from low-income families working hard to provide they tend to be busier and might not make it up to the school than other parents. It does not …show more content…
Some parents have it in their back of minds that it is the teacher 's full responsibility to make sure their children are being taught but it is also a two-way street in which the parent must work with their children at home. “ Parents and teachers support children’s development and education when they share information about children’s learning experiences, social interactions, daily routines and changes in health status and it is important for parents to inform teachers about their children’s accomplishments, weakness, strengths and challenges that they may observe from home” (
Parental …show more content…
After reading this text, I realized that sometimes the information being sent home to parents are not easier to comprehend and that language barrier and other aspects can affect the outcome of a parent being involved in their children’s education. Also understanding that the traditional family aspect have changed and that you have grandparents raising their children’s kids, single-parent households, brothers and sisters raising their siblings and etc; I myself am a product of a single parent household with four other siblings so it was not an easy task for my mother to always be involved in the activities because she would often be at work. It is important to understand the concept of parental involvement and because you have people from low-income families working hard to provide they tend to be busier and might not make it up to the school than other parents. It does not …show more content…
Some parents have it in their back of minds that it is the teacher 's full responsibility to make sure their children are being taught but it is also a two-way street in which the parent must work with their children at home. “ Parents and teachers support children’s development and education when they share information about children’s learning experiences, social interactions, daily routines and changes in health status and it is important for parents to inform teachers about their children’s accomplishments, weakness, strengths and challenges that they may observe from home” (