However, there are many schools and teachers who
do not see parental involvement and engagement
and positive school–home relationships as a reality,
but an elusive goal. Teachers of young learners
are unprepared and almost never have any formal
training in how to address the parents of their learners.
For many teachers of young learners, working with
parents is an unexpected duty and can be viewed as
a burden. There is a shortage of research on how to
work with parents in ELT programmes in a variety of
different global contexts. One of the ironies of working
with parents is that they may be viewed as a threat,
when in reality they can be teachers’ best allies