Good afternoon List subscribers. Here are a couple of resources from  
FINE's November news I thought you might be interested in.




Research Digest: Approaches to Parental Involvement for Improving the  
Academic Performance of Elementary School Children in Grades K-6
Chad Nye, Herb Turner and Jamie Schwartz summarize their report on  
the most dependable evidence on the effect of parental involvement  
intervention programs on improving the academic performance of  
elementary school age children. The digest shows that parent  
involvement has a positive and significant effect on children's  
overall academic performance.
www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/fine/resources/digest/approaches.html

Full Report
You can find the full report on which the research digest is based on  
the Campbell Collaboration website at the link below.
campbellcollaboration.org/doc-pdf/Nye_PI_Review.pdf



ToolKit for Hispanic Families
The Department of Education recently released a tool kit for Hispanic  
families that includes a variety of resources to help students  
succeed in school. The tool kit was developed with guidance from over  
1,800 Hispanic parents at Parent Information and Resource Centers  
across the country and is available in both English and Spanish.
www.ed.gov/parents/academic/involve/2006toolkit/





Gail J. Price
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National Center for Family Literacy
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Louisville, KY 40205

Phone: 502 584-1133, ext. 112
Fax: 502 584-0172


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