Why Is Parental Involvement Important?
In study after study, researchers discover how important it
is for parents to be actively involved in their child's education. Here are some
of the findings of major research into parental involvement:
- When parents are involved in their children's
education at home, they do better in school. And when parents are involved
in school, children go farther in school — and the schools they go to are
better.
- The family makes critical contributions to student
achievement from preschool through high school. A home environment that
encourages learning is more important to student achievement than income,
education level or cultural background.
- Reading achievement is more dependent on learning
activities in the home than is math or science. Reading aloud to children is
the most important activity that parents can do to increase their child's
chance of reading success. Talking to children about books and stories read
to them also supports reading achievement.
- When children and parents talk regularly about school,
children perform better academically.
- Three kinds of parental involvement at home are
consistently associated with higher student achievement: actively organizing
and monitoring a child's time, helping with homework and discussing school
matters.
- The earlier that parent involvement begins in a
child's educational process, the more powerful the effects.
- Positive results of parental involvement include
improved student achievement, reduced absenteeism, improved behavior, and
restored confidence among parents in their children's schooling.
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