<PART II : LANGUAGE, LEARNING AND IDENTITY>Language Minority Students, Parental Engagement and Partnerships

Abstract

Engaging parents means a very important element to the academic success of language minority students (LMS). School districts and schools design to promote more effective and active parental engagement. It reflects the view that effective parental engagement spurs fostering LMS's identity and improvement in learning. In the United States, parental engagement is legalized by legislation, and noteworthy activities on the matter are implemented by school districts. This paper provides key information to educators and local policymakers, who constantly face the challenge of how best to structure and implement education for LMS, those who are disadvantaged, and to empower parents in an effort to foster LMS identity and to improve academic performance. In the main section, approaches to engaging hard-to-reach parents are discussed.