Back-to-School Parental Involvement Media Kit

August 4, 2003

Contact:
Leslie Blair
Communications Associate
Phone: 800-476-6861, ext. 205
E-mail: lblair@sedl.org

With this back-to-school parental involvement media kit, SEDL is trying to raise parent awareness about the growing evidence that shows family and community connections with schools make a difference in student success. We have created a press release for each day of the school week.

• Four Myths of Parent Involvement in Schools (PDF 12k)

• Parents Are Always Part of the Equation, Even at High School (PDF 12k)

• Parents Can Help Improve Their Children's Reading Skills at Home (PDF 16k)

• Parents Can Teach Children to Solve Real-Life Problems with Math (PDF 16k)

Spanish versions of press releases:

• Cuatro mitos acerca del involucramiento de los padres en las escuelas (PDF 12k)

• Los padres son siempe parte de la fórmula, aun en la preparatoria (PDF 12k)

• Los padres pueden ayudar a mejorar las destrezas de lectura de sus hijos en casa (PDF 16k)

• Los padres enseñan a los hijos resolver problemas de la vida real con las matemáticas (PDF 20k)

For more information:

See SEDL's National Center for Family and Community Connections with Schools. The Center links educators with research-based information and resources that they can use to effectively connect schools, families, and communities. It emphasizes connections that directly affect student achievement in reading and mathematics, as well as connections that contribute to overall student success in school and in life. The Center reviews emerging findings and research to develop an online database, annual conferences, and annual reports to help advance procedural knowledge and provides training and networking to link research findings to practice.