I. Main Idea In this article, Jeremy Finn discusses educators focus on parent evolvement. He examines research done on parental participation programs and states that though it is widely accepted that parent engagement behaviors are beneficial, we must discover why this is and to what extent it pertains. II. Article /Text Chapter 8 (Pg. 352 to 355) Although the article does not directly come out and say it, the types of parental engagement listed to be beneficial toward …showed first 75 words of 689 total…

…showed last 75 words of 689 total…The excitement I felt about being able to share that book with my father is evidence that parental envelopment programs are beneficial both in encouraging academic success and in encouraging parent child relationships. Although Finn discusses several discrepancies found in the importance of parental involvement and states that "the jury is still out" on the extent of its benefits, I fully support his statement that "there can certainly be no harm in promoting parental involvement" (57).