Parent Teacher Association - Every Child, One Voice

The National Parent Teacher Association is a great way to continue learning how to integrate parents into their child's education. As they state on their website, "Academic achievement has always been paramount. But, in today’s changing economy the need for advanced skills and technical knowledge is growing. Showing our children that we value learning and education is important and will pay off in the long run as they mature. When parents are involved in their children's educations, student achievement improves. 


Student academic achievement starts with you helping your child succeed by providing a home that encourages learning and supports your child’s physical, mental, and emotional development. Use these parent resources to help your child achieve success in school."


This is a great organization to join to learn how parents are feeling, how to communicate more effectively with parents, and how to get parents involved in their child's education. I encourage you to continue to try to develop meaningful parent communication and involvement inside and out of the classroom. 


On a side note, the PTA website gives you a lot of different fundraising ideas, ideas for giving thanks to others teachers (you could also use these ideas for thanking your parent volunteers) and websites and ideas for lessons and uses at home.