In the study conducted by Cairney and Munsie, Parental involvement in literacy learning, the relationship between parents, teachers and communities in relation to literacy development was explored literacy of their children. Researchers believe that parental involvement has become a term that means different things to different people and makes it difficult to maintain expectations between parents and teachers. Cairney and Munsie believe that using the Talk to a Literacy Learner (TTALL) program can break down barriers between home and school “to enable both teachers and parents to understand how each defines, values ​​and uses literacy as a part of the cultural process". practices". (Cairney & Munsie, 1995) The authors of this study aim to bring parents to a place where they are more intimately involved in their children's literacy development and establish a stronger relationship with schools. In doing so, they want to change the nature of interactions adults have with their children as they learn to read and write, introduce parents to new literacy practices related to school education, and increase engagement within the community. As part of parent participation in literacy learning, the researchers design their study by establishing three distinct phases over an 18-month period. In the first phase, researchers choose 25 parents to interact more effectively with their children while they are engaged in literacy activities. Parents would learn more literacy practices linked to academic success and utilize better resources within their community. This would require parent participation in sixteen 2-hour workshops, over an 8-week period. Once they reach the second stage, they will train 15 of the par...... middle of paper ......es on their children's literacy. As shown in the study Welcoming Families: A Parent Literacy Project in a Linguisically Rich, High-Poverty School, when parents raise their children in a bilingual home, it is often difficult to be sure how to help them with reading activities, especially if they are not sure of how to read in English too. It is proven that parents have one of the strongest influences on their children's literacy development and often need the help of local schools in order to help their children to the best of their ability. Works Cited Barone, D. ( 2011). Welcoming families: A parent literacy project in a linguistically rich, high-poverty school. Nursery and early education. doi:10.1007/s10643-010-0424-yCairney, T., & Munsie, L. (1995). Parental participation in literacy learning. The reading teacher. 392-403.