Tapping parents' willingness to be involved, planning productive exchanges, and reaching the hard-to-reach parent are addressed in this article. Ways to establish a partnership with parents are suggested. (MT)

As schools across the nation strive to eliminate student achievement gaps, it has become more crucial than ever for parents to be involved, especially parents of children achieving below grade level. In Maryland's Howard County Public Schools, a parent-teacher conferencing program called SMART, focused on Specific, Measurable, Achievable,…

A study examined the effect of parental involvement in the reading achievement of fourth grade students. Subjects, 12 students of above- and below-average reading levels from an inner-city school, were given a variety of surveys and letters to be taken home to their parents. Parents were encouraged to participate actively and were offered specific…

Disadvantaged children with reading difficulties in non-public New York City schools have been admitted to corrective reading programs administered by the New York City Board of Education since such programs were begun in 1965 with ESEA/Title I funds. In 1968-69, 157 schools and a total of 13,258 children were served in groups of 5 to 10.…

This book explores the themes of citizenship, participation, and collective action in relation to education in Britain. It illustrates ways in which social class, gender, and ethnicity affect parent participation. Chapter one discusses the parent as consumer, partner, and citizen. A focus on parents as citizens in Britain reveals passivity and…

Adolescent academic achievement is closely linked to numerous health outcomes. Studies have demonstrated a positive relationship between parental academic monitoring and adolescent academic achievement. Less is known about factors associated with parental academic monitoring, and research is particularly lacking with low-income, African American…

Parent involvement may have implications for student achievement (Epstein, 1986; Hoover-Dempsey, Bassler, & Brisse, 1987; Lopez, Scribner, & Mahitivanichcha, 2001). Today African-American parents are frequently criticized for not being involved enough in their students' education (Dearing, Kreider, Simpkins, & Weiss, 2006). African-American parent…

Guidelines and resources for a four-part conference and workshop series on parent education for parents of early adolescents (ages 10-15) are presented. Each part of the series is intended to be a one-day conference containing a keynote address and three workshops. Workshop topics included in the four parts are: (1) Living with 10- to 15-Year…

Home-school visits, as one part of a program of home-school-community relations, have three primary benefits: they familiarize parents and other members of the community with the school's program, they aid school staff members in understanding the socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds of their students, and they identify potential community…

A COMPLETE REVIEW OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GUIDANCE PILOT PROJECT IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, WAS PRESENTED. TWO CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN INTEGRATED, DISADVANTAGED AREAS WERE SELECTED. PREPLANNING OF THE DUTIES OF THE GUIDANCE COUNSELOR, GOALS OF THE PILOT PROGRAMS, AND EDUCATION OF TEACHERS AND COMMUNITY WERE COMPLETED. GUIDELINES ON ANECDOTAL RECORD…

Written for psychiatrists, pediatricians, general practitioners, and medical students, the text emphasizes the psychiatric examination process and methods for interviewing children. Discussions and examples concern the following topics: preparing the child and initiating the interview, general interviewing techniques, the mental status report,…

THIS GUIDE FOR PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES PRESENTS DISCUSSIONS OF (1) THE NEED FOR CONFERENCES, (2) WHAT PARENTS WANT TO KNOW, (3) METHODS OF HANDLING GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCES, (4) EVALUATION AND FOLLOWUP PROCEDURES, AND (5) IDEAS WHICH MAKE CONFERENCES MORE PRODUCTIVE. INCLUDED IS A 17-ITEM REFERENCE LIST. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE AS…

The main purposes of parent/teacher conferences are to give information, to get information, and to find solutions to academic or behavioral problems. Fear or frustration caused by excessive demands by one of the parties can undermine the value of the conference. (Author/IRT)

Tips to break the tension and make parent-teacher conferences productive are offered. A reproducible page with suggestions for parents entitled "How To Get the Most Out of Parent-Teacher Conferences" is included. (MT)

The school counselor can accomplish parent education through (1) the case group meeting (the guidelines are included), (2) a parent-teacher education center, and (3) the Parent Effectiveness Training Program. (NQ)