Encouraging Parent Involvement

I believe parent involvement is a very important part of the education process.Children need to see that their education is important to their parents.If they see it is important to their parents it will be more important to them.As as teacher I plan to send home parent letters about what is going on in the classroom and create a class blog so that the parent can connect that way as well.I plan to invite the parents into the classroom as guest readers and special projects.I know all parents cannot come to the classroom but they can show their children that they care about their education in other ways by sending in items,going on field trips,and sharing the class blog and asking their child about school.I plan to make homework at least once a week involve the the parent and child.For example having the child read to the parent and having the parent sign that they read the book to them.The smallest thing that lets the students know they parents care will make a big difference.