Parental Involvement

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Parental involvement is a key factor for the success of any elementary school curriculum. Elementary school aged children are at a point of development in which they put a high value on the validation of their parents. This is true regardless of the students' economic or ethnic background. The paper shows that the more a child's parents are involved in his or her education, the more that child will see how important it is make education a high priority.

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"In order to make the parental involvement program more manageable, it is important to identify smaller objectives in order to reach the ultimate goal. One objective that is extremely important to any parental involvement program is to build a foundation of trust and respect between the school and parents. This objective is essential because parents that feel comfortable at a school are much more likely to participate in their child's school. This would include taking into consideration the parent's cultural values."

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