THE IMPACT OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ON STUDENTS' ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS STUDENTS IN GWALE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KANO, STATE.

This study focused on the Impact of Parental Involvement on students academic achievement in English Language of Junior Secondary Schools students in Gwale local government area of Kano State. The research design used in this work is descriptive survey design, this is because the study investigated the impact that existed between Parental involvement and students academic achievements in Gwale Local Government kano, State. The research objectives were; To Evaluate the extent to which parental provision of required learning materials impact student’s academic achievement in English Language, To Examine to what extent parental expression of concern towards academic work affects pupils academic performance in English Language, To Find out the extent to which parental support with homework impact student’s academic achievement in English Language and To Identify the extent to which parental literacy status impact their involvement in children’s academic work. The population of the study consisted of one thousand three hundred and sixty five (1365) teachers. Simple random sampling technique was used in which two hundred and thirty three (232) teachers were selected. The Data collection instrument of this research was researcher developed questionnaire were used. The result revealed that parental involvement has an impact in students’ academic achievement. The study also revealed parental involvement in such of providing materials and concerns play a positive role in the outcome of their children’s academic performance. Recommendations based on the outcome of the study Parents should provide adequate learning resources, including textbooks, reading materials, and exercise books, Parents should be encouraged to express concern about their child's education and provide support, Programs aimed at improving parental literacy should be implemented and Further research should be conducted to explore the relationship between parental involvement and students' English language performance.