Parent Involvement

Dr. Michele Wages is an assistant professor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University teaching emerging literacy, cultural responsiveness and reading courses to elementary education majors. In her 26 year career, she has served as an instructional specialist on title one campuses in the Dallas- Fort Worth area for nine years including a bilingual campus with an 86 percent Hispanic student enrollment and a free and reduced lunch demographic of 96 percent. She has also served as a classroom teacher, reading specialist, language arts facilitator and has provided professional development training for teachers in Texas.

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Barriers to Parental Involvement
Chapter 2: What are the Common Core Standards and How Do They Affect My Child?
Chapter 3: How Schools Can Improve Communication with Parents
Chapter 4: What Children Need Throughout School Years
Chapter 5: Ways Parents Can Increase Involvement
Chapter: How Much Should Parents Help/ Too Much Vs. Too Little?
Chapter 7: What Should Parents do to Ensure Their Assistance is Valuable?
Chapter 8: How Can Parents Help Prepare Their Child for Testing?
Chapter 9: Assessing Your Child/s Needs: What if you need to hire a Tutor?
Chapter 10: How Should Parents Prepare for the Parent-Teacher Conference?
Conclusion
References
About the Author