PISA in Focus: What can parents do to help their children succeed in school?

OECD, 2011.

This short research report developed by the OECD confirms a number of major findings about effective parent involvement using international data from the Programme for International Student Assessment.

Parent involvement makes a difference.  Children whose parents read with them when they were young do better in school, no matter what their socio-economic background.  Its never too late for parent involvement.  15-year olds who report their parents are involved in their schooling do better on the PISA assessments.