The Relationship of Parent Involvement in Head Start to Family Characteristics, Parent Behaviors and Attitudes, and Preschool Inventory Scores Page: 3

                                
children's families, parents having knowledge worthy of
sharing with their children's teachers, and parents wanting
advice or input from their children's teachers. They
reported a higher frequency of behaviors such as talking,
reading, and playing with their children, trying to teach
their children basic concepts, and having materials avail-
able for their children's use. Involved parents rated their
level of participation, acceptance, and influence in their
communities to be greater than did the uninvolved parents.
Also, they had higher expectations concerning their
children's education. The involved parents and the non-
Head Start parents had heard of the resources available in
their communities more than the uninvolved Head Start
parents had; however, both groups of Head Start parents had
used the resources more than the non-Head Start parents had.
The children of the involved parents and the non-Head Start
parents scored significantly higher on the Preschool
Inventory than did the children of the uninvolved Head Start
parents.