Increasing Family Involvement With Connection
Making meaningful connections is an essential part of the human experience. It is also one of the best ways to increase family involvement in your classroom. Getting families engaged with their child’s learning environment has tons of benefits, including better scores, healthier communities, and a culture centered on student success.
"Successful family engagement begins by focusing on families and their needs, just like teachers focus on students in their classrooms”
Connecting the Home and School Works
Teachers who prioritize parent engagement often notice the following student effects:
Better classroom behavior
Higher grades and standardized test scores
Improved confidence and mental health
Higher student motivation
Reduced classroom discipline
Connecting Parents to Learning Resources
Putting parents in touch with school resources can make your connections with them meaningful and individualized. Sending home a monthly homework packet will keep your parents aware of the learning that is happening in the classroom in a current way! Sending home authentic learning packets can also encourage parent-teacher partnerships by demonstrating that you care about their needs and are looking for ways to help — It shows that you are wanting to be a partner in their child’s education — they are valued!
Offering Parental Involvement Opportunities in Schools
When teachers connect with parents using the same generic methods, parents tend to view them as authoritative and distant. That’s why varying the ways you reach out can significantly improve involvement in education.
We have a great product that will help get your parents involved! You will find it to be $2 well spent!
