1 Introduction Family and school partnerships are beneficial for student learning. Parent and guardian involvement in a child's schooling is positively associated with that child's academic achievement and school readiness (Lahaie 2008; Von Otter 2014). Communication from school to home concerned with ‘activities, academics, and behaviour’ is viewed as a ‘basic obligation’ of schools (Durako et al. 2013, 37), and without this communication, home involvement in schooling is difficult to establish.
