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EPSTEIN'S FRAMEWORK OF SIX TYPES OF FAMILY INVOLVEMENT 

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EPSTEIN'S FRAMEWORK OF SIX TYPES OF FAMILY INVOLVEMENT 

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-Goal: to help all families establish home environments to support children as students
-allows for collaboration with parents to understand family types

How does it look?
-Concise planning between school and family where students goals are established, easy to read, and flexible to allow for innovation

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Goal: to design effective forms of communication between the home and the school about programs and children's progress

How does it look?
-systematic procedures
-overcome language barriers   by technology and human efforts
-personal greeter to help families with transitions to a new school

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Families will gain:
Families gain knowledge about the teacher, school procedures and gain self confidence in how to help their student at home.

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The teacher provides information to the students family and provides in-person support to families on how to implement these activities at home.

Workshops and mini lessons

Teacher modeling and demonstration

Weekly folders with 1-2 suggestions on a child's needs

Model learning activities for families during Acedemic Parent Teacher Team Meetings (APTT)

Calendars with homework deadlines and important events

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One of the easiest ways a schools can encourage family engagement is through asking families for help. Opportunities to volunteering are limitless. Families can help in the classroom, share talents, organize an activity.

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Teachers will gain:
Trust in parents and their talents, more individual attention for each student, an increased awareness on how families can be an asset.

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How PTA Standards and Epstein's Framework Overlap

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How PTA Standards and Epstein's Framework Overlap

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Both sets of standards work towards a goal of flexible communication and student achievement. They work towards these goals by welcoming families into the school community, no matter what the barriers may be.

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Joyce Epstein’s 3rd type of parent involvement, Volunteering, aligns with the PTA standard #6, “Collaboration with the Community”.

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Students  will gain:
Targeted attention, more diverse activities, a broader exposure to a variety of careers.

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Families receive information and learning materials or training to support and monitor student achievement at home.
This is specific for each individual students learning needs

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Identify and integrate resources and services from the community to strengthen school programs, family practices, and student learning and development.
* Results: Students increase skills and awareness through exposure of various opportunities and resources, while parents obtain needed services and are able to interact with other community members.
** Challenge: Connecting families with all possible resources (such as mentoring, tutoring, extra-circulars, child care programs, etc.) in equitable manner for all opportunities

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Including families as participants in school decision, and develop parent leaders and representatives; such as through PTA/PTO or other parent organizations, councils, or committees.
* Results: Students become aware of their family representation and involvement in school decisions, while parents get a voice and input in policy making along with becoming aware of school, district, and state polices.
** Challenge: Including parent leaders from all racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and other groups in the school; along with including students in decision-making process.

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Families help children with homework, school activities, school decisions.

PTA Standard: Supporting Student Success
Helping families know how to better help their children at home.