Elementary Reading Activities for ELLs that Involve Parents
Parental involvement has proven to have a positive impact on students from elementary school through college. Schools that promote parent involvement had a higher number of attendance rates, student enrollment, graduation rates, and better achievement scores. Students also were more inclined to complete their work and put in more work (Protacio & Edwards, 2015). Parental involvement for Latino English Language Learners (ELLs) may be more effective than for Caucasian students (LeFevre & Shaw, 2012). LeFevre and Shaw (2012) mention that support from parents has been a big factor in Latino ELLs’ academic success. Academic success in language acquisition is said to be highly related to …show more content…
Parent involvement includes both formal and informal methods. Formal parental involvement happens directly at the school. Examples of formal parental involvement are being a class parent, being a member of the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA), volunteering for fundraisers and school events, and parent-teacher conferences. Informal participation falls on the other side of parent involvement. On many occasions, teachers do not see the informal involvement. Informal parent involvement includes parents advising their children, cheering their children on at sporting events, helping students prepare for school dances, encouraging students to further their education and helping students when they struggle with the homework that is sent home from school. Although informal involvement can be beneficial, formal involvement tends to contribute to graduation more than informal (LeFevre & Shaw, 2012). Both types of involvement are very important to a child’s education and both can fluctuate based on families and a family’s …show more content…
Latino families tend to typically be informally involved rather than formally involved with a child’s education. Latino parents are more inclined to be involved at home rather than at school because of work hours, lack of transportation, and limited amounts of the English language are mastered (LeFevre & Shaw, 2012). It sometimes comes across that Latinos do not respect the school system or education, when in fact, it is the opposite. Latinos view the American education system as a credible and esteemed system that they should honor. If they speak to a teacher or administrator, they believe that they are undermining and insulting the system (LeFevre & Shaw, 2012). Teachers need to inform the parents of their students that they want to have a relationship. In doing so the parents of Latino ELLs are aware that speaking with them is, in fact, beneficial (Protacio & Edwards,
Parental involvement has proven to have a positive impact on students from elementary school through college. Schools that promote parent involvement had a higher number of attendance rates, student enrollment, graduation rates, and better achievement scores. Students also were more inclined to complete their work and put in more work (Protacio & Edwards, 2015). Parental involvement for Latino English Language Learners (ELLs) may be more effective than for Caucasian students (LeFevre & Shaw, 2012). LeFevre and Shaw (2012) mention that support from parents has been a big factor in Latino ELLs’ academic success. Academic success in language acquisition is said to be highly related to …show more content…
Parent involvement includes both formal and informal methods. Formal parental involvement happens directly at the school. Examples of formal parental involvement are being a class parent, being a member of the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA), volunteering for fundraisers and school events, and parent-teacher conferences. Informal participation falls on the other side of parent involvement. On many occasions, teachers do not see the informal involvement. Informal parent involvement includes parents advising their children, cheering their children on at sporting events, helping students prepare for school dances, encouraging students to further their education and helping students when they struggle with the homework that is sent home from school. Although informal involvement can be beneficial, formal involvement tends to contribute to graduation more than informal (LeFevre & Shaw, 2012). Both types of involvement are very important to a child’s education and both can fluctuate based on families and a family’s …show more content…
Latino families tend to typically be informally involved rather than formally involved with a child’s education. Latino parents are more inclined to be involved at home rather than at school because of work hours, lack of transportation, and limited amounts of the English language are mastered (LeFevre & Shaw, 2012). It sometimes comes across that Latinos do not respect the school system or education, when in fact, it is the opposite. Latinos view the American education system as a credible and esteemed system that they should honor. If they speak to a teacher or administrator, they believe that they are undermining and insulting the system (LeFevre & Shaw, 2012). Teachers need to inform the parents of their students that they want to have a relationship. In doing so the parents of Latino ELLs are aware that speaking with them is, in fact, beneficial (Protacio & Edwards,