What Successful Schools Do to Involve Families
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"Partnering with parents is a missing link in efforts to improve student achievement. This book offers teachers specific and practical suggestions to capitalize on this extraordinary untapped resource."
—David Freitas, Professor of Education
Indiana University, South Bend
Watch performance levels climb when students are supported by teachers, families, and the community!
Emphasizing that students learn best when families and schools work together to promote student achievement, What Successful Schools Do to Involve Families offers teachers and administrators 55 practical strategies for forming effective partnerships with every type of family group.
From traditional forms of communication—such as open houses, parent-teacher conferences, and fundraising efforts—to hot-button topics such as bullying and discipline, this book helps educators bridge the gap between school and home by providing:
- Solidly researched strategies with relevant how-to applications, tips, precautions, and additional resources
- Strategies for reaching out to non-mainstream or non-traditional families
- A chapter on the role of non-parental caregivers
- Proven methods for including families in discussions about homework, literacy, mathematics, and students with special needs
Nurture academic success and resiliency in students by strengthening the bond between families, educators, and the outside community!
Contents
Foreword by Sheila E. Durkin
Foreword by Sheila E. Durkin
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Authors
Introduction
- 1. Parents, Families, Teachers, and Schools Appreciating and Supporting Each Other
- 2. Teachers, Students, Families, and Homework
- 3. Teachers, Students, Families, and Literacy
- 4. Teachers, Students, Families, and Mathematics
- 5. Teachers, Schools, Families, and the Special Education Student
- 6. Looking at the Roles of Non-Parental Caregivers in the Student's Life
- 7. Communicating With Families and Bridging the Gap Between School and Home
- 8. Working With Families and Especially Challenging Students
- 9. Working With Families From Nondominant Cultures
- 10. Families, Schools, and the Social Aspects of the Classroom
- 11. The Role of School Administrator: Increasing Student Achievement Through Parent Involvement
Index
Index
Description
"Partnering with parents is a missing link in efforts to improve student achievement. This book offers teachers specific and practical suggestions to capitalize on this extraordinary untapped resource."
—David Freitas, Professor of Education
Indiana University, South Bend
Watch performance levels climb when students are supported by teachers, families, and the community!
Emphasizing that students learn best when families and schools work together to promote student achievement, What Successful Schools Do to Involve Families offers teachers and administrators 55 practical strategies for forming effective partnerships with every type of family group.
From traditional forms of communication—such as open houses, parent-teacher conferences, and fundraising efforts—to hot-button topics such as bullying and discipline, this book helps educators bridge the gap between school and home by providing:
- Solidly researched strategies with relevant how-to applications, tips, precautions, and additional resources
- Strategies for reaching out to non-mainstream or non-traditional families
- A chapter on the role of non-parental caregivers
- Proven methods for including families in discussions about homework, literacy, mathematics, and students with special needs
Nurture academic success and resiliency in students by strengthening the bond between families, educators, and the outside community!
Contents
Foreword by Sheila E. Durkin
Foreword by Sheila E. Durkin
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Authors
Introduction
- 1. Parents, Families, Teachers, and Schools Appreciating and Supporting Each Other
- 2. Teachers, Students, Families, and Homework
- 3. Teachers, Students, Families, and Literacy
- 4. Teachers, Students, Families, and Mathematics
- 5. Teachers, Schools, Families, and the Special Education Student
- 6. Looking at the Roles of Non-Parental Caregivers in the Student's Life
- 7. Communicating With Families and Bridging the Gap Between School and Home
- 8. Working With Families and Especially Challenging Students
- 9. Working With Families From Nondominant Cultures
- 10. Families, Schools, and the Social Aspects of the Classroom
- 11. The Role of School Administrator: Increasing Student Achievement Through Parent Involvement
Index
Index
Reviews
What Successful Schools Do to Involve Families
55 Partnership Strategies
December 2008 | 216 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 27/02/2023 | 9781412956048 | $40.95 |
| Lifetime | 27/02/2023 | 9781452280394 | $37.00 |
"Partnering with parents is a missing link in efforts to improve student achievement. This book offers teachers specific and practical suggestions to capitalize on this extraordinary untapped resource."
—David Freitas, Professor of Education
Indiana University, South Bend
Watch performance levels climb when students are supported by teachers, families, and the community!
Emphasizing that students learn best when families and schools work together to promote student achievement, What Successful Schools Do to Involve Families offers teachers and administrators 55 practical strategies for forming effective partnerships with every type of family group.
From traditional forms of communication—such as open houses, parent-teacher conferences, and fundraising efforts—to hot-button topics such as bullying and discipline, this book helps educators bridge the gap between school and home by providing:
- Solidly researched strategies with relevant how-to applications, tips, precautions, and additional resources
- Strategies for reaching out to non-mainstream or non-traditional families
- A chapter on the role of non-parental caregivers
- Proven methods for including families in discussions about homework, literacy, mathematics, and students with special needs
Nurture academic success and resiliency in students by strengthening the bond between families, educators, and the outside community!
Table Of Contents:
- Foreword by Sheila E. Durkin
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Introduction
- 1. Parents, Families, Teachers, and Schools Appreciating and Supporting Each Other
- 2. Teachers, Students, Families, and Homework
- 3. Teachers, Students, Families, and Literacy
- 4. Teachers, Students, Families, and Mathematics
- 5. Teachers, Schools, Families, and the Special Education Student
- 6. Looking at the Roles of Non-Parental Caregivers in the Student's Life
- 7. Communicating With Families and Bridging the Gap Between School and Home
- 8. Working With Families and Especially Challenging Students
- 9. Working With Families From Nondominant Cultures
- 10. Families, Schools, and the Social Aspects of the Classroom
- 11. The Role of School Administrator: Increasing Student Achievement Through Parent Involvement
- Index