Is supplementing my school children & teaching at home wise?
A poll by Scholastic Inc and the National Association of State Boards of Education of America, conducted in 1996, revealed that parents believe they should be doing more at home. In fact, 82% stated that “children may not be learning to read as well as they should because parents are not encouraging their children to read at home.” Another report by the U.S. Department of Education in 1996, cites that “Fourth grade average reading scores were 46 points below the national average where principals judged parental involvement to be low, but 28 points above the national average where parental involvement was high – a difference of 74 points.
A poll by Scholastic Inc and the National Association of State Boards of Education of America, conducted in 1996, revealed that parents believe they should be doing more at home. In fact, 82% stated that “children may not be learning to read as well as they should because parents are not encouraging their children to read at home.” Another report by the U.S.
