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Educational research indicates that parental involvement in a child's education (regardless
of ethnic, racial, socio-economic, and educational background) is one of the greatest factors
to a child's success in school.By systematically embedding family engagement into instructional
practices, schools have transformed their achievement levels and found that students:

 

• Earn higher grades & test scores

• Adapt better to school and attend regularly

• Graduate from high school, on-time

• Attend college

 

  

“When we talk about being linked to learning, we’re talking about engaging families in a way that will support the learning process for each student… linking family engagement to learning focuses this work on improving and enhancing the instructional core.”


— Dr. Karen Mapp

  
 
 


 

Achieving these results requires that schools and districts adopt a comprehensive approach to integrating family engagement into instructional practice. The services provided by AZ State PIRC offer research-based strategies for effectively linking family engagement to student learning. AZ PIRC’s technical assistance includes early childhood parent education programs, a professional development series for school staff, and parent leadership programs.


 

 

 

 



This publication was printed in whole or in part with funds from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement, Parental Information and Resource Center program, under Grant #84.310A.