PLAGIARISM FREE "A" WORK

Here are the six types of involvement:

1) Parenting: Here, schools help families with parenting and child-

rearing skills, child development knowledge, and creating home conditions that support

children at each grade level. Reciprocally, schools have to learn to understand families.

2) Communicating: The school involves parents by communicating about school

programs and student progress through effective two-

way channels that may include memos, notices, conferences, newsletters, phone calls, and

electronic messages.

3) Volunteering: Schools work to improve recruiting, training, and schedules to involve

families and community members as volunteers and as audiences to support students and

school programs.

4) Learning at home: Schools involve families with their children in learning activities at

home and in the community, including homework and other curriculum-related activities.

5) Decision making: Schools include families as participants in school decisions and

governance through the PTA, advisory councils, committees, and other leadership

opportunities.

6) Collaborating with the community: Schools coordinate services and resources for

families and the school with businesses, agencies, and other groups. Schools also

provide services to the community (Epstein, 2011; Epstein et al., 2009).