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Pisa Let's Read Them a Story! the Parent Factor in Education Oecd Publishing

Most parents know instinctively that spending more time with their children and being actively involved in their education will give their children a good head-start in life.  Bust since most parents have to juggle competing demands at work and home, there never seems to be enough time or they feel ill-equipped to help. 

This book from OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)  has some good news for concerned parents: it does not require a Ph. D or unlimited hours for parents to make a difference in their children's education.  In fact, many parent-child activities that are associated with better reading performance among students involve relatively little time and no specialised knowledge.  What these activities do demand is genuine interest and active engagement.