5 Little-Known Signs Your Student’s Parent is Illiterate

Teacher training programs don’t teach how to distinguish parents who are illiterate from those who are proficient readers. Yet 32 million U.S. adults can’t read and thus, can’t participate in their child’s schooling to the extent schools demand. This article reveals 5 signs of an illiterate parent, based on the lived experiences of veteran educator, Dr. Dayana Philippi. Knowing classroom parents’ literate status will help teachers strategically increase their return on investment in student learning and parent engagement.