Parents Play Essential Role in Child s School Success NEWS TIPS From the cradle to the classroom, parents are their children s first teachers and have an essential role in their school success. Because we speak the way we hear language spoken to us, oral-aural learning is the earliest and most powerful influence on language development, Pritchard says.
Parents can establish a solid foundation for their children by modeling good English.
Modeling, not correcting, continues to have the most positive and lasting effect on language development as the child begins to speak. It s also important for parents to show children that books are an integral part of their life. Read for fun. Take family trips to the library. Talk about the books the children select.