The book from OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) entitled Let's Read Them a Story! The Parent Factor in Education not only documents PISA results and analysis, it also offers parents, educators and policy makers practical suggestions on how to improve parental involvement and describes the kinds of activities that are most strongly associated with better reading performance.
provides a wealth of examples of programmes that promote effective forms of parental involvement and successful partnerships between parents and schools from around the world. Most important, the report shows parents that it’s never too early – and never too late – to get involved in their child’s education.
Table of contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Get involved!
Chapter 2. Read your children a story
– What can parents do?
– What can teachers do?
Chapter 3. Talk with Your Children about the World around Them
– What can parents do?
– What can teachers do?
Chapter 4. Get involved at school because you want to, not because you have to
– What can parents do?
– What can schools do?
– What can education systems do?
Chapter 5. Show your children that you value reading, too
– What can parents do?
Checklists
Data Tables on Parental Involvement and Reading
PISA
Let's Read Them a Story! The Parent Factor in Education
OECD Publishing , Publication date: 19 Jun 2012
Pages: 82 , Language: English
Version: E-book (PDF Format)
ISBN: 9789264176232 , OECD Code: 982012081E1
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Related ECML projects and publications targeting parents
Projects:
In the
2012-2015 programme the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) intends to liaise with parents as key stakeholders in the education of their children. It is envisaged to inform parents about the work carried out at European level and to win their support for the implementation of European instruments favouring the development of plurilingual and intercultural competences.
COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY APPROACH TO MIGRANT EDUCATION
Project duration: 2013-2014
Project website in
English -
French
INVOLVING PARENTS IN PLURILINGUAL AND INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION
Project duration: 2013-2014
Project website in
English -
French
The European Parents Association (EPA) is a partner in this project
Publications:
Valuing All Languages in Europe (VALEUR):
English -
French
Promoting linguistic diversity and whole-school development (ENSEMBLE):
English -
French