Type 4 - Learning at Home

We continue to discuss Epstein's Six Types of Involvement with Learning at Home.

How do you involve families with their children on homework and other curriculum-related activities and decisions?

• Do you give parents information on how they can help their student with "homework" when they bring it home?
  
• Do you prepare a summer learning packet for students? Maybe a summer project that they could design and build over the break?
  
• When was the last calendar of events sent home? Did it include activities that parents can do with their student to reinforce what is being learned in the classroom? (Maybe a trip to the Steam and Gas Engine Show for a historical look at engines and power?)
• Do you let parents know what their students deficiencies are before the Parent Teacher Conference?

What ways are you helping parents assist in the learning process at home?