Intended for reading teachers, supervisors, and administrators, this guide can be used to develop a parental involvement program. The book first presents a preprogram survey, an informal assessment of attitudes and skills that are important in parent programs. Chapter 1 contains the parent reading engagement profile, which includes guidelines and examples for needs assessment, program planning, program implementation, and evaluation. Chapter 2 covers the publicizing and promotion of parent programs. Chapter 3 presents an overview of a variety of parent programs and projects that have been successfully implemented in different educational settings. An appendix lists materials and activities that have been used in some of these programs. (EL)