Which strategy best promotes parent involvement in children's education?

• A. Limit parent contact to annual reports.
• B. Email updates only, with no in-person involvement.
• C. Invite parents to read stories in the classroom to support routines.
• D. Remove parent participation from classroom activities.

Answer: (C)

Engaging families through active participation in the classroom creates a strong home–school partnership that supports daily routines and learning. Inviting parents to read stories in the classroom gives them a concrete, meaningful way to contribute, helping to align home and school routines and fostering consistency for children with severe-profound disabilities. This kind of involvement also supports language development, turn-taking, and engagement during transitions, while giving teachers real-time insight into the child’s interests, communication methods, and needs. The other options place barriers to ongoing, hands-on involvement or reduce collaboration to one-way updates, which misses opportunities to build trust, share strategies, and reinforce routines across settings. So inviting parents to read stories in the classroom to support routines is the most effective choice for promoting genuine parental involvement.