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[quote=Anonymous]I worked with an after-school program for low-income kids with four sites that held workshops for families with literacy activities.  The one that was most sucessful with parent involvement focused on creating events that busy families wanted to come to:

-serve dinner, not always pizza
-send kids home with stickers on their shirts with a reminder of the family activity that day
-have activities that anyone can do regardless of whether they can read--one family workshop was assembling small bookcase kits and giving the families a few books for their new bookshelves
-have meetings led by bilingual leaders or translate between Spanish and English (have announcements about meetings in both languages)
-understand that many low-income and immigrant families desperately want their kids to get an education, but don't think of it as something they can really help with.  They often assume that teachers, as professional educators, are best able to teach their kids and feel hesitant about getting involved at school, especially if they didn't do so well in school themselves.  This is in addition to the practical barriers of time and transportation
-many people do not like to come to evening meetings in high-crime areas, especially when it gets dark early, especially if they do not have a car.  Meeting on Saturdays during the day may work better.[/quote]

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