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Parent Involvement 
Parent booklet/Folleto
para Padres
This brochure explains the educational rights of children and youth experiencing homelessness and informs parents about ways in which they can support their children's education during times of mobility.
Parent poster/Cartel
para Padres
This poster explains who qualifies as homeless under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and lists the educational rights of children and youth experiencing homelessness. Place these posters in your school or community to generate public awareness. 
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New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family, and Community
Connections on Student Achievement
This review of the research examines the growing evidence that family and community connections with schools make a difference in student success. It is a synthesis of 51 studies about the impact of family and community involvement on student achievement, and effective strategies to connect schools, families, and community. 
Connect
for Kids Parent Involvement in Education Reference Room
This website provides links to resources related to the issue of parent involvement in education, including increasing parent involvement in the schools, developing a learner, heading back to school, improving the system, helping children with homework, and more. Family
Involvement in Elementary School Children's Education
This report from the Harvard Family Research Project summarizes the latest evidence base on effective family involvement for elementary school children, showing the link between family involvement in elementary school and children's outcomes. It also profiles programs that have been evaluated to show what works to promote family involvement in the elementary school years. The brief concludes with implications for policy, practice, and research. Family
Involvement in Middle and High School Students' Education
This report from the Harvard Family Research Project summarizes the latest evidence base on effective family involvement for middle and high school students, showing the link between family involvement and student outcomes. It also profiles programs that have been evaluated to show what works to promote family involvement in the elementary school years. The brief concludes with implications for policy, practice, and research. Family
Involvement Storybook Corner
This website, provided by the Harvard Family Research Project in partnership with Reading Is Fundamental, is a unique source for information on using children's storybooks with family involvement themes to engage families in their children's education and encourage family–school–community partnerships while supporting literacy. The Storybook Corner offers resources to help educators, families, and those who work with families promote the awareness, discussion, and practice of family involvement in children's education in a wide range of settings. Making
NCLB Work for Children Who Struggle to Learn: A Parent's Guide
Published by the National Center for Learning Disabilities and Schwab Learning, this free publication addresses the special issues, challenges and opportunities facing parents of children who struggle to learn. It introduces parents to several key parts of NCLB that they can use as tools to improve educational services for their child. National
Center for Family and Community Connections with Schools
The National Center for Family and Community Connections with Schools (NCFCCS), housed at SEDL, links people with research-based information and resources that they can use to connect schools, families, and communities effectively. It emphasizes connections that impact student achievement directly in reading and mathematics, as well as connections that contribute to the students' overall success in school and in life. National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
The mission of the National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education (NCPIE) is to advocate the involvement of parents and families in their children's education, and to foster relationships between home, school, and community to enhance the education of all our nation's young people. Visit the NCPIE website for valuable resources on parent involvement and creating family-school partnerships.
Parents
as Teachers National Center
Parents as Teachers (PAT) is an international early childhood parent education and family support program serving families throughout pregnancy until their child enters kindergarten. The program is designed to enhance child development and school achievement through parent education. |
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