1. ACTION RESEARCH PROPOSAL By: Casandra. Lafayette

2. AREA OF FOCUS PARENT INVOLVEMENT ON PRESCHOOL STUDENT’S ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND GROWTH IN THE LEARNING PROCESS

4. Explanation of Problem

5. Variables/ Definition of Participants 20, 4 to 5 year old students; Working on Achieving Excellence and Academic Growth 3 Groups: 1.9 students who are exceling in school-Julissa, Sophia, Skyla, Kristy, Oscar, Felix, Israel, Delilah, and Angelo. 2.6 students who are doing average in school-Saxon, Jasmin, Noemi, Noah, Tatianna and Laura. 3. 5 students who are below the academic level of a preschool-Carime, Troy, Isabel, Alex and Hailey.

6. My Preschool Class Group Members

7. RESEARCH QUESTIONS WHAT DOES PARENT INVOLVEMENT MEAN TO YOU ? WHAT ARE SOME ACTIVITIES TO BETTER GET PARENTS INVOLVED IN THEIR CHILD’S EDUCATION? DOES THE WAY PARENTS INTERACT WITH THEIR STUDENTS AFFECT THEIR PROGRESS IN SCHOOL?

8. LOCUS OF CONTROL It is our responsibility to help our children/students Achieve Excellence.

9. PARENTS & TEACHERS CAN WORK TOGETHER TO HELP STUDENTS ACHIEVE SUCCESS!!!

10. INTERVENTION/INNOVATION FAMILY ACTIVITES IS A START!

13. TIMELINE -Phase 1 -Parent Consent to monthly intervention project -Phase 2 - Pass out Weekly Family Activities -Phase 3- Families work on short activity daily no longer then 15minutes -Phase 4- Students turn in family activities to be assessed and evaluated -Phase 5- Record is kept for a month & at the end of the monthly intervention; families will receive fun incentives for participating.

14. STATEMENT OF RESOURCES Quantitative Teacher-Made Test Report Cards Qualitative Teacher Interview Administrator Interview Parent Informal Ethnographic Interview Questionnaire E-mail Interview Journal/Portfolio DATA COLLECTION In my plan I will use handouts which are the family activities, I will use the e parent surveys and I will use my resources for class. These resources are: 1) Class book-Action Research: A Guide for the Teacher 2)The Ashford Library 3)Google Internet Resources 4)My previous assignments from this class

15. REFERENCES Bracke, D. (2012). PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND THE THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR. Education, 133(1), 188. Farber, J., & Goldstein, M. (1998). Parents working with speech-language pathologists to foster partnerships in education. Language, Speech & Hearing Services In Schools, 29(1), 24-34. Gonzalez, L. (2013). PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN CHILDREN'S EDUCATION: CONSIDERATIONS FOR SCHOOL COUNSELORS WORKING WITH LATINO IMMIGRANT FAMILIES. Professional School Counseling, 16(3), 185. Hollis, J. L. (1995). Sample action research report 1: Effect of technology in enthusiasm for learning science. Retrieved from http://www.sagepub.com/mertler3study/resources/reports/88896_sr1.pdfhttp://www.sagepub.com/mertler3study/resources/reports/88896_sr1.pdf Jane D. Hull. (n.d.). BrainyQuote.com. Retrieved May 1, 2014, from BrainyQuote.com Web site: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/janedhull224522.html http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/janedhull224522.html Mills, G. E. (2014). Action research: A guide for the teacher researcher (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (1979). Ethical principles and guidelines for the protection of human subjects of research. The Belmont Report. Retrieved from http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/belmont.html http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/belmont.html

16. THE END I HOPE YOU ENJOY MY PROPOSAL!