Involving Parents in their Children's Learning
- Margy Whalley - Pen Green Centre, Corby
Drawing on their work at the renowned Pen Green Centre, the authors show how to:
o support parents as their child's first educator
o provide practical and psychological support to parents
o involve fathers and male carers
o share important child development concepts
o support and extend children's learning
o reach out to hard-to-reach parents
This New Edition follows up on the stories of people featured in the first edition, showing how they have progressed over the last few years. It also includes new chapters covering the headteacher's role in developing parental involvement programmes, how the Pen Green model has been applied in primary schools, and the use of parental diaries.
The book is essential reading for students on early years courses (BA, FdA, B.Ed), as well as practising early years professionals and senior management teams in primary schools.
'This is an excellent book that draws extensively on the work of a children's centre that has been running for over 25 years' - SENCO Update
This is a very good book that has given students an additional insight into the structure of the family and parents can develop skills.
A useful book for students working within the community.
Very clearly written to clear links to the research carried out at Pen Green. Great story's enabling you to think beyond the subject.
This book will be a useful addition to the reading list for my level 3 students. It provides a comprehensive overview of the early years, enhancing this with discussion questions, case studies and recommended further reading lists. It will support learning across all modules.
too narrow a scope for our requirements
An informative text which offers a proactive approach to parental engagement. A useful text for all students studying early childhood and also for practitioners working within the field
Easy to follow chapters.
Emphasises the importance of working with parents and the benefits for the children.
