Question: Why is it important to involve parents in their children's learning?
June O'Sullivan: There is plenty of research that shows what parents do with their children has more impact on their success than any other factor including family income, parental education or school environment. It therefore makes sense that we find ways to support parents to help their children learn.
Research by the Effective Provision of Pre-school Education team found certain activities done on a regular basis were more likely to lead to educational success including parents reading to children, teaching them songs and rhymes, helping them learn the alphabet and numbers, and children drawing and painting at home.
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