parent engagement the key to your child’s success
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PARENT ENGAGEMENT
THE KEY TO YOUR CHILD’S SUCCESS
AIMS OF PARENT ASSEMBLY Advocacy on issues important to parents Faith and spiritual development of
families Parent education – many different issues
eg. Positive parenting techniques, cyber safety, body image and self-esteem and PARENT ENGAGEMENT IN LEARNING
What happens when parents are engaged in learning? Children get higher grades Children complete more homework Children have a more positive attitude Children have improved behaviour Children are more likely to complete
high school and go onto further education
Research shows that: The more involved parents are in their
child’s education, the more likely the child is to succeed in school
Parent support for learning is more important than the child’s IQ, economic status or school setting
What is parent engagement?2 Types1. Parents are engaged in the school community
eg P and F, help with fundraisers, volunteer as class parents, attend school masses and assemblies. Helps your child see the school as a community of which their parents are a part.
2. Parents are engaged in the learning of their child eg. Actively promote home learning to reinforce the skills learnt in class, always ask about what their child is learning, use everyday activities like cooking etc to teach, speak about school and teachers in a positive way, attend parent/teacher meetings and keep in close contact with their child’s teacher.
Helping your child with reading Read, read, read and then read with
them some more. Have a home environment that is book
rich and dedicated to reading. Rhyming and repetition books are great
for kids. Making the connection between letters
and sounds. Try games like I Spy and House Search.
Helping your child with writing Put together a box of writing materials Make writing fun Playdough is excellent for developing fine
motor skills needed for writing Draw lines, circles and loops on a page and
ask your child to trace over them with their fingers and then with a pencil.
Magnetic letters on a fridge – practise their names and other key words
Read alphabet books Ask your child to tell you a story and then
write it down for them. Read it back to them.
Helping your child with numeracy When baking cakes or cooking with your child
show them the cup measurements and talk about half cups etc.
Play games that involve counting eg Snakes and Ladders, What’s the Time Mr Wolf?
Working with patterns Maths is also about measurement – get your
child to sort items according to size. Let them play with the tape measure if you
are building things and talk to them as you measure.
House hunt Jigsaw puzzles
RESOURCES You and time are the best resource your child has Board of Studies Booklets “Helping your child…”. These are
available for purchase at https://bosho.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/links/shoponline.html
Booklets available at newsagencies, bookshops and even Aldi
Websites www.abc.net.au/countusin (numeracy site) www.abckid.com.au (loads of different school readiness
activities for literacy, numeracy, social skills, co-ordination www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/index.shtml (literacy) www.starfall.com (American site with interactive learning
activities http://www.literacyandnumeracy.gov.au http://www.indijreaders.com.au/ www.schoolatoz.com.au (a great website with numeracy and
literacy worksheets, homework and assignment help, info on well-being, technology, school lunches