Several suggested activities from the National Parent Teacher Association are suggested for involving parents in education. Categories discussed include: parents as participants in their children's education; parents as school volunteers and supporters; and parents as participants in decision making. (CB)

Individualized Education Program meetings can improve the parent-professional partnership by careful consideration of such factors as meeting location, comfortable waiting areas, group process clarification, opportunities for parent input, telephone follow-up, and development of support groups. (CL)

Notes that most parents, eventhose who are college educated, do not know how to teach reading nor how to help their children. Discusses possible methods of informing parents. (RW)

Describes a parent program at Dryden Middle School in New York in which parents attend school for the entire day with their children. Includes information on parent orientation, structure of the visit, and students' reactions to parental visitation. Notes the importance of publicity, preparation, organization, and follow-up activities for program…

Parents in Touch, the umbrella program for parent involvement in the Indianapolis (Indiana) Public Schools, was established to facilitate the kind of two-way communication that enables parents to become partners in their children's education. The program uses various approaches, including parent/teacher conferences, a dial-a-teacher assistance…

This exploratory study examined the involvement of Chinese immigrant parents in children's elementary and secondary education. Participants were 29 low-income, urban parents of public school children working primarily in the hospitality sector. Parents were interviewed about their academic expectations, knowledge of school performance, parent…

This single-sheet eight panel brochure provides guidelines for parents on effective participation in meetings with school personnel to discuss their child's individualized education program (IEP). Included are an explanation of what the IEP contains; the settings in which it can be implemented; the non-academic, extracurricular, and supportive…

Data unobtrusively collected from an ethnically mixed junior high school indicated that parents of children with low success were fewer in attendance at scheduled Parent-Teacher Conferences than parents of children with relatively high school success. This finding was more pronounced for Mexican-American parents. Possible alternatives to the…

Additional teacher time allocations in contract agreements will be necessary to provide the formal individualized education programs for handicapped students required by PL 94-142. (MLF)

Reviews ERIC resources concerning methods of achieving the desired state of mutual cooperation between parents and teachers. (AEW)

Argues that a parent-teacher partnership can provide children with the most positive educational experience possible. Lists ways teachers can communicate with parents, including welcome notes, parent seminars, school newsletters, curriculum calendars, telephone contact, and home visits. (DMM)

Summarizes recent studies of programs and practices that involve parents in their children's schooling. Concludes that interest in parent participation is strong even beyond the early grades. (MLF)

Suggestions for teachers conducting open houses, in which parents see the progress and work of their children, are presented. Various ways to display student work, make a positive impression, and elicit parent participation are described. (CJ)

This article, reprinted from "PTA Magazine," January 1978, suggests ways that parents can help teachers by monitoring homework, by working cooperatively to solve problems, and by being supportive of the teacher and the school. (SJL)