The researchers, struck by what they had heard and seen hey found ample evidence of ways in which parents of helping really rere helping their children and not just talking about it), went ito the local schools to talk to the teachers of these parents of helping' lildren. They found that the teachers were largely unaware of ie efforts parents of helping were making to help their children's learning home. Many were surprised at the degree of interest and volvement shown in some homes so disadvantaged that it as difficult to imagine where the parents of helping found the necessary lergy and enthusiasm.
10 Ways forward parents of helping are now helping in many more areas of the curriculum, and perhaps learning skills themselves need to be looked at more closely in the light of parent-teacher cooperation. Some schools feel they are reaching quite different levels of operation because of the involvement of parents of helping. Where does this take us in planning the future?
It is much less common, but apparently on the increase, to see parents of helping in the classroom actually helping individuals or small groups of children with their work. Unfortunately this is not yet always recognized as acceptable professional practice. Of the headteachers who do allow parents of helping to, say, hear children read, there are still many who keep a wary eye as to clear differentiation between parent and teacher roles.
The researchers, struck by what they had heard and seen hey found ample evidence of ways in which parents of helping really rere helping their children and not just talking about it), went ito the local schools to talk to the teachers of these parents of helping' lildren. They found that the teachers were largely unaware of ie efforts parents of helping were making to help their children's learning home. Many were surprised at the degree of interest and volvement shown in some homes so disadvantaged that it as difficult to imagine where the parents of helping found the necessary lergy and enthusiasm.