Pocket PAL: Involving Parents in Schools (Pocket PAL) de Bill Lucas

Pocket PAL: Involving Parents in Schools: Pocket PAL

Bill Lucas

Research shows just how critically important parents are to schools. In this practical, introductory guide, Bill Lucas explores the issues surrounding parental involvement, looking at how it can be successfully achieved with outstanding results. Understand parents' needs. Develop roles that benefit parents and school. Relate positively with all parents - even the 'hard-to-reach'.

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IntroductionChapter 1 - Understanding parents' needsLack of confidenceEducational jargon and gobbledegookAdvance planningComplex familiesFrequently asked questionsChapter 2 - Getting better at communicatingThe front deskLetters and emailsNewsletters and e-zinesNotice boards and displaysTelephone contactHomework diariesReportsAssessment for Learning (A4L)WebsitesChapter 3 - Making parents welcomeSignage and physical spaceThe reception experienceParent/teacher meetingsDemonstration lessonsFamily daysThe home/school agreementPrimary v secondaryDifferent kinds of parental involvementChapter 4 - Providing practical supportClubsParent workshopsHelping parents to become learning coachesHelping parents create learning homesHelping parents discover classrooms on their doorstepsBehaviour managementHelp with literacyHelp with numeracySchool transitionsGateways to specialist servicesChapter 5 - Developing roles for parentsOccasional helpLunchtimesSchool tripsParent representatives and councilsParents as mentorsTeaching AssistantsPTAParent governorsParents as lifelong learnersChapter 6 - Reaching parents who are turned off from schoolsHow people get turned off from learningSecond languagesFamily learning outreach activitiesExtended schoolingThe school of the futureFurther reading