Article #1

Bib. Information (APA Snow, K., (2012). Research News You Can Use: Family Engagement and
Formatting): Early Childhood Education. Retrieved September 6, 2017, from
https://naeyc.org/content/research-news-family-engagement

Author(s) Affiliation: Kyle Snow, Phd. NAEYC senior scholar for advanced research

Type of Resource: Scholarly article that presents a research.

(Scholarly
/Trade/Other)

Summary of essential How frequently parents are involved

information: How child readiness has changed and parents have seen that, but they
think preschools/daycares should prepare the children while they are at
work.
Way in which this This article influences how parents understand that higher demands are put on
source influences the the children but their involvement has not changed with the children since
field related to your 1993.
inquiry (ex. Math
teaching/learning
elementary)

Potential relevance to How parent involvement has not really changed over the years even though
your research topic more demands are put on the children.
and study:

Stage of action List all stages of the action research process where this source will be
research where the used and briefly describe how it has informed your work.
source will be used:

Data Collection/Analysis Methodology-to support researcher in making

decisions about data collection or analysis- Parent have not changed their
involvement, even though they understand and know the demands of their
childs education.
 Article #2

Bib. Information (APA Dervarics, C., & O'Brien, E., (2011, August 30).Back to School: How
Formatting): Parent Involvement Affects Student Achievement. Retrieved September 6,
2017 from http://centerforpublication.org/main-menu/public-
education/parent-involvement/parent-involvement.html/

Author(s) Affiliation: Chuck Dervarics and Eileen OBrien

Type of Resource: Scholarly article that presents research

(Scholarly
/Trade/Other)

Summary of essential Different ways parents can get involved.

information: Creating a partnership with school and what the parents goals are for
their children.
Way in which this This article helps explain the different ways in which, parents can get involved
source influences the in schools and at home.
field related to your
inquiry (ex. Math
teaching/learning
elementary)

Potential relevance to Offering ways that parents can get involved and help their childs education.
your research topic
and study:

Stage of action List all stages of the action research process where this source will be
research where the used and briefly describe how it has informed your work.
source will be used:

Findings/Conclusions-to support or refute your findings, suggesting how your

findings are similar to or different than what is presented in the professional
literature- Supporting different ways that parents can get involved.

Article #3
Bib. Information Watson, G. L., McNeal. L., & Sanders-Lawson, E.R. (2012, October).
(APA Understanding Parent Involvement In America Public Education. Retrieved
Formatting): September 06, 2017, from
http://www.ijhssnet.com/journals/Vol_2_No_19_Special_Issues_October_2012/4.pd
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Author(s) Dr. Gwendolyn L. Watson, Dr. E. Renee Sanders- Lawson, and Dr. Larry McNeal
Affiliation:

Type of Article to inform educators.

Resource:
(Scholarly
/Trade/Other)

Summary of The article talks about the evolution of parents involvement

essential Ways to engage parents- motivation
information: Barriers of parent involvement

Way in which This article influences ways to motivate parents to be more involved, as well as talk
this source about the evolution of parent involvement.
influences the
field related to
your inquiry (ex.
Math
teaching/learnin
g elementary)

Potential To Understand why Parent Involvement is so important in American schools.

relevance to
your research
topic and study:

Stage of action List all stages of the action research process where this source will be used
research where and briefly describe how it has informed your work.
the source will
be used: Background-to build researcher understanding of the topic/presence in the field.-
The time period of when educators/mothers starting thinking that parent
involvement would help children.

Findings/Conclusions-to support or refute your findings, suggesting how your

findings are similar to or different than what is presented in the professional
literature- Supporting ways that families can get motivated to be more involved.
Article #4
Bib. Information (APA Sawyer, M., (2015). "BRIDGES: Connecting with Families to Facilitate and
Formatting): Enhance Involvement." Teaching Exceptional Children.Retrieved
September 30, 2017 from
HighBeam Research: https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-
3559608181.html

Author(s) Affiliation: Mary Sawyer (Authors information unknown)

Type of Resource: Trade article geared towards readers in the trade occupation of special
(Scholarly education.
/Trade/Other)

Summary of essential Steps on how to help with parent involvement in your classroom (Build,
information: recruit, Individualize, Dialogue, Generate, Empower, Strengthen)
Build- build relationships with parents and students
Recruit- The teacher gives surveys, questionnaires to parents. Send
information about the teacher, the events throughout the year to the
parents
Individualize- Make sure you individualize parent involvement for each
family
Dialogue- The teacher makes positive phone calls with parents.
Generate- generate ideas for parents to try at home to help with home-
school connection
Empower- equip them with knowledge and skills to help with the home-
school connection
Strengthen- send thank you notes, have events for parents at night.
Way in which this This article influences how a teacher can use the BRIDGES model in helping
source influences the parents with parent involvement and home-school connection
field related to your
inquiry (ex. Math
teaching/learning
elementary)

Potential relevance to Ways to help with parent involvement and what worked for this teacher.
your research topic
and study:

Stage of action List all stages of the action research process where this source will be
research where the used and briefly describe how it has informed your work.
source will be used:

Data Collection/Analysis Methodology-to support researcher in making

decisions about data collection or analysis- Support different ways to help with
parent involvement.
Article #5
Bib. Information (APA Daniel, G. R., Wang, C., & Berthlesen, D. (2016). Early school-based parent
Formatting): involvement, childrens self-regulated learning and academic achievement: An
Australian longitudinal study. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 36 168-177.

Author(s) Affiliation: Graham R. Daniel, Cen Wang, Donna Berthelsen

Type of Resource: Scholarly article that presents research

(Scholarly
/Trade/Other)

Summary of essential How early childhood parent involvement can support higher
information: achievement
Reading achievement was higher than math achievement when parent
involvement was present
Working with minority families is harder than non-minority when it
comes to parent involvement
Parents liked when other activities were sent home for parent-child
involvement.
Way in which this Parent involvement does help with childrens achievement. Parent involvement
source influences the is harder with minority parents because of the language barrier.
field related to your
inquiry (ex. Math
teaching/learning
elementary)

Potential relevance to How parent involvement does help with childrens achievement.
your research topic
and study:

Stage of action List all stages of the action research process where this source will be
research where the used and briefly describe how it has informed your work.
source will be used:

Findings/Conclusions-to support or refute your findings, suggesting how your

findings are similar to or different than what is presented in the professional
literature. With this study it presented how parent involvement really does help
with student achievement. It also presented that it did not really help with math
achievement but with reading.

Article #6
Bib. Information (APA Khajehpour, M., & Ghazvini, S. D. (2011). The role of parental involvement
Formatting): affects in childrens academic performance. Procedia- Social and Behavioral
Sciences, 15, 1204-1208.

Author(s) Affiliation: Milad Khajehpour and Sayid Dabbagh Ghazvini affiliated with Procedia Social
and Behavioral Sciences.

Type of Resource: Scholarly article

(Scholarly
/Trade/Other)

Summary of essential Parent involvement in the education of children has been found to be of
information: benefit to parents, children, and schools.
When parents monitor homework, encourage participation in
extracurricular activities, are acting in parent-teacher associations, and
help with children development plans for their future: Children are more
likely to respond and do well in school.
6 Types of programs to build strong parental skills. 1. Schools can
assist parents in parenting and child rearing skills. 2. Schools can
communicate with families about school programs and student
progress. 3. Schools can work to improve families as volunteers. 4.
Schools can encourage families to be involved in learning activities at
home. 5. Schools can include parents as participants in important
school decisions.. 6. Schools can coordinate with business and
agencies to provide resources and services for families, students and
the community.
6 types of involvement: Parenting, communicating, volunteering,
learning at home, decision making, and collaborating.
Way in which this This article influences how schools can help with parent involvement as well as
source influences the give ideas to families on how to help.
field related to your
inquiry (ex. Math
teaching/learning
elementary)

Potential relevance to How to help parents become more involved as well as information on how
your research topic parent involvement helps with student success.
and study:

Stage of action List all stages of the action research process where this source will be
research where the used and briefly describe how it has informed your work.
source will be used:

Findings/Conclusions-to support or refute your findings, suggesting how your

findings are similar to or different than what is presented in the professional
 literature- Support my findings through my different instruments.

Implications/Action Planning-to support or refute your plans for future

teaching.- Giving ways to help parent involvement.

Article #7

Bib. Information (APA Nutbrown, C., (2011). Parental Involvement. SAGE Key Concepts: Key
Formatting): concepts in early childhood education and care (2nd. ed.). London,
UK:Sage UK. Retrieved from http://search.credoreference.com.proxy-
wcupa.kinpa.org/content/entry/sageecec/parental_involvement/0

Author(s) Affiliation: Cathy Nutbrown (Authors information unknown)

Type of Resource: Scholarly Article

(Scholarly
/Trade/Other)

Summary of essential Four concepts on enhancing literacy at an early age

information: OPPORTUNITIES: drawing and writing activities, encouraging dramatic
play, exposing and helping interpret environmental print, Exposing
them to nursery rhymes, songs and phonological awareness.
RECOGNITION: praising children, putting writing ad drawing on the
fridge, telling others about the accomplishments.
INTERACTION: adding names on cards, helping write a shopping list,
helping find a particular item in the store, turning pages in a book while
the parent reads.
MODELS: reading a newspaper, writing notes/shopping lists, following
a recipe, signing their name, filling in forms, following instructions.
Way in which this This article explains ways in which parents can help increase literacy skills at
source influences the home while doing simple activities.
field related to your
inquiry (ex. Math
teaching/learning
elementary)

Potential relevance to Ways on how to help children succeed at home at an early age.
your research topic
and study:

Stage of action List all stages of the action research process where this source will be
research where the used and briefly describe how it has informed your work.
source will be used:

Findings/Conclusions-to support or refute your findings, suggesting how your

findings are similar to or different than what is presented in the professional
literature- support my findings on ways to help children at home.

Article #8

Bib. Information (APA Kelly, K., (2013). Parental involvement. Encyclopedia of special education:
Formatting): a reference for the education of children, adolescents, and adults with
disabilities and other exceptional individuals (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ:
Wiley. Retrieved from http://search.credioreference.com/proxy-
wcupa.kinpa.org/content/entry/wileyse/parent_involvement/0

Author(s) Affiliation: Cecil Reynolds, Kimberly Vannest and Elaine Fletcher- Janzen

Type of Resource: Scholarly article

(Scholarly
/Trade/Other)

Summary of essential A family centered model for supporting school-family collaboration.

information: There are 8 components of the model.
First: Schools place an emphasis on the school-family partnerships by
adopting school-wide practices.
Second: Schools engage in planning activities that will help them
develop an effective school-family partnership program.
Third: use proactive and persistent communication with all families.
Fourth: priority for schools to use a positive style of communication that
helps families to view their child as a learner.
Fifth: Schools to reach more families using personalized contacts and
messages.
Sixth: To provide a practical and specific suggestions for home support
and learning.
Seventh: For schools to conduct evaluation of the school family
partnership program.
Eighth: schools to place additional focus on processes by which they
build relationships with families.
Way in which this Ways in which how to help families with 8 components of supporting school-
source influences the family collaboration
field related to your
inquiry (ex. Math
teaching/learning
elementary)

Potential relevance to How to help schools in collaboration with families.

your research topic
and study:

Stage of action List all stages of the action research process where this source will be
research where the used and briefly describe how it has informed your work.
source will be used:

Findings/Conclusions-to support or refute your findings, suggesting how your

findings are similar to or different than what is presented in the professional
literature- Support my findings with home/school connections.