EL 5053 Module 4 How Can Barriers Be Overcome? (Part 1) How Can Barriers Be Overcome? In this module’s presentations, a number of factors are cited as b

EL 5053 Module 4 How Can Barriers Be Overcome? (Part 1)

How Can Barriers Be Overcome?

In this module’s presentations, a number of factors are cited as barriers to parents’ involvement in their children’s education. These factors include life demands, such as time, child care, and transportation; language barriers; cultural beliefs; lack of understanding of the school environment; lack of knowledge about curriculum; and issues of inclusion and discrimination. Use the questions to guide an original response and comments on the posts of at least two classmates.

In your experience, which of these factors has the greatest impact on the parents of your students? Explain
How does your school, or can your school, help parents overcome the barrier(s) and become more active participants in their child’s education?
How do you, or can you, help parents overcome the barrier(s) and become more active participants in their child’s education

Requirements:

1.) Some of your thoughts in reference to your assigned readings, with

2.) Your personal observations and experiences, and pulling in

3.) Perspective from at least one outside source.

Must be, at minimum, 3 paragraphs of 6-8 well-developed sentences

APA citations are required only in the original response

PART 2

Reply to both discussion post I have attach.

Here are guidelines to follow in your response.

Each Responses should be a minimum, 1 paragraph of 6-8 well-developed sentences .

Your contribution should be such that it adds to and moves our discussion forward constructive way. In responding to post, see that you’re supplementing their ideas with original thoughts, observations, or research of your own. Peer Discussion Post 1
Tracyee
Many parents have more than one child, and in today’s society both parents usually work full
time, attend family events, and have to take care of bills and home obligations. Family life
can get chaotic, and parents do not always take the time to understand the importance of
their involvement in their child’s education. While some parents consider themselves too
busy, and others merely do not care, studies have shown that parental involvement in their
children’s life is crucial; it positively affects their children’s academic success at all grade
levels. Teaching in a low-income area, I believe that life demands is the greatest barrier we
face. Many times I have spoken with parents who could not afford to miss work for a
meeting, or if only one parent works they have the only means of transportation for that
family and the other parent is stuck at home.
Schools can offer more flexible opportunities for parents to meet with their child’s
teacher. Teachers can schedule meetings before school begins, or in the evening hours to
accommodate a parents work schedule. For single parent families, home visits may be a
more feasible approach to achieving face to face interaction. By taking surveys regarding
what days and what times a parent works at the beginning of the year, teachers can have a
guide to planning parent meetings or data chats throughout the school year.
As an educator, I have implemented several of the above suggestions to better help my
parents overcome barriers to involvement. Weeks before data chats are held, I send out
blank time slots and let the parent choose when the best time for them to come in is. Once I
narrow down the list and see what parents still have barriers to meeting with me, I offer
additional suggestions including after school hours and home visits. I understand that
spending your weekend meeting with parents is not always what we would prefer to do,
however the benefits you reap for simply giving up an hour of your time seem to outweigh
the costs. To achieve success, effort to establish strong parental involvement must be
made. “Parents’ wishes for more useful information and teachers’ hopes for more successful
students require effective partnership programs that are developed the same way that
excellent academic programs are planned, evaluated, and improved over time” (Epstein,
2007, p.18).
References:
Epstein, J. L. (2007). Connections count: Improving family and community involvement in
secondary schools. Principal Leadership,8(2), 16-22. Retrieved January 27, 2019, from
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Peer Discussion Post 2
Richard
Time and lack of knowledge about curriculum has the greatest impact on the parents of my
students. Over 70% of the students enrolled qualify for free and reduced lunch. Many of the
parents have jobs that take them away from home in the evening. As a result of their
employment options, these parents are unable to attend school events in the evening. All of
the community engagement events at our school are held in the evening, which excludes
these parents due to factors beyond their control. In addition, a natural result of the parents’
absence at evening events is a lack of knowledge about the curriculum and teacher
expectations and procedures. Jones (2007) states, “Researchers generally agree that parent
involvement is even more important than socioeconomic status” (p. 39).
There are some ways that the school could help parents overcome these barriers.
First, we could hold identical events in the morning or during school to help parents that are
unable to attend evening events. Secondly, the school could also have these events on the
weekend. It is certainly possible to accommodate parents in this way. However, I do see
some obstacles in making these accommodations a reality. Funding would be the biggest
obstacle. Funding would be required in order to have faculty and staff available after
contractual hours.
One way I can help parents overcome these barriers is to make myself available
outside of the regular school day. I could also create videos of the presentations at the
evening events such as open house or 7th grade orientation. Posting these videos on the
school website or emailing the link to parents that were unable to attend would go a long
way in including parents in the entire school experience. The parents that are unable to
attend regularly scheduled events would be able to watch the presentations when they are
able. Including parents this way will respect the their time and inform them about the
curriculum and expectations of the school and teachers.
References
Jones, R. (2007). Raising the Literacy Level among
Teenagers. Education
Digest, 72(5), 34–40. Retrieved
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