The interest of the child is best served when all parts of the system collaborate to support the needs of the child. Representing Other Parents Recruit and train parent leaders to enhance parent participation in children's learning. A certain set of assumptions are necessary in developing substantive parent involvement in children's learning. The education of children requires a joint effort of the home, the school and the community. Learning environments are places where parents, teachers and the community can be actively involved in collaborative efforts supporting maximum learning for children.
Educators can create conditions that facilitate effective involvement by parents and community.
What We Know About Parent Involvement Parent involvement with young children has deep and long-term effects on children's learning. Research shows that when parents are involved with schooling in positive ways, positive results occur. Attendance and achievement improve and parents and students develop better attitudes toward school. When teachers involved parents in home-learning activities with their children, both the children and parents benefited. Parents learn how to teach their own children.