Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between parental involvement in
English homework and English reading comprehension of sixth graders. The participants were
125 sixth grade students and parents of these students who completed a parental involvement
survey. The results of survey were correlated with the students reading level as determined by
the reading comprehension test. Out of 125 students, 106 surveys were returned, 84.8 percent
response rate. The data were than statistically correlated to determine a correlation utilizing
the Pearson Product Moment Correlation test. Results of this study indicated strong positive
correlation between parental involvements in English homework and English reading
comprehension of sixth graders. So it is concluded that parental involvement plays an
important role in student’s home work of English reading comprehension.
Makhduma Hassan, Sehrish Khalid, Muhammad Athar Hussain. (2011) Relationship of Parental Involvement in English Homework with English Reading Comprehension of 6th Graders , Journal of Elementary Education, Volume-21, Issue-2.
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