(February 17, 2010) There are multiple ways parents can be involved with their child’s school to support academic achievement. The key is for schools to engage with parents and work collaboratively with them. IDRA senior education associate, Rogelio López del Bosque, Ed.D., lists four questions he asks parents to explore to move from the theoretical to the practical work of supporting their school’s teaching and learning. Dr. López is interviewed by
Aurelio Montemayor , M.Ed., director of the IDRA Texas Parent Information and Resource Center. Send comments to
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* Rogelio identifies and explains each of the four key questions he has parents explore with their children's teachers (based on professional learning communities research of Richard DeFour):
What do we expect students to learn?
How will we know the students are learning the material?
How will we respond when the students are not learning it?
How will we respond if the child has already learned the material?
* Aurelio and Rogelio discuss the differences between TEKS and TAKS.
* Rogelio makes a distinction between parents knowing what material is being taught in the schools and having to teach the children that material themselves.
* Aurelio asks Rogelio what steps parents should take when receiving a note that their children are performing poorly in class.
* Rogelio talks about the challenges of working with parents who don't speak English.
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(February 17, 2010) There are multiple ways parents can be involved with their child’s school to support academic achievement. The key is for schools to engage with parents and work collaboratively with them. IDRA senior education associate, 
