Action Research Area of Focus.docx ECE 660 Action Research Area of Focus University of

Action Research Area of Focus.docx    ECE 660  Action Research Area of Focus University of Arizona  ECE 660  The purpose of my study is to get parents to be more involved in their students™ education.  It is important for family engagement and participation; having the parents understand the benefits of why it is important will be part of the purpose of my study. When parents are engaged and involved it gives their child a sense of stability and a comfort in knowing they are cared about.  It is vital for students to feel as if their parents/caregivers are engaged and interested in their learning experience.  œNumerous studies have  shown  that parent engagement, beginning as early as the preschool years, has positive effects on children's literacy and math skills (Gross, Bettencourt, Taylor, Francis, Bower, and Singleton, 2020).   This article gives great  explanation and  description on why parent engagement is beneficial and important for parents to be able to fulfil.  Working on a military based, I was involved in mainly with students whose parents/caregivers were deployed or unavailable when it came to their child™s education.  I realized when it was time to communicate and reach the parents that I was not receiving any type of response or feedback. This made it extremely difficult to meet with them, help the students with their development, academics, and even discuss behaviors within the classroom. It would be  difficult sending home newsletters or planners home every day without receiving any type of fe