Full Description
Filled with practical suggestions and reflective opportunities, Home, School, and Community Collaboration, Third Edition uses the culturally responsive family support model as a framework to prepare teachers to work with diverse families. This text includes contributions from 22 experts in the field, offering a wide range of perspectives on issues of family involvement that today's teachers are likely to encounter. Authors Kathy B. Grant and Julie A. Ray offer the latest research on family demographics, including those with children who have special needs. Numerous real-life vignettes and case studies have been incorporated throughout the text to show readers the practical application of culturally responsive family engagement.
Contents
Part ICulturally Responsive Family EngagementChapter 1: Family Engagement and the Responsive EducatorPreparing for Family Partnerships: Actualizing the ProcessForming Family Partnerships: Self-Assessment ActivityBenefits of Effective Family Engagement PracticesBarriers to Authentic Family EngagementThe Administrator as a Responsive LeaderCurrent Trends in Family DemographicsCulturally Responsive Family EngagementEthical PracticeChapter 2: Theories and Models for Family Engagement in SchoolsDefining FamilyFamily Systems Conceptual FrameworkEcological Systems Theory: Urie BronfenbrennerFamily Empowerment Models: Carl DunstSocial Capital: James ColemanThe Funds of Knowledge: Luis MollFamily-School Partnerships Framework: Joyce EpsteinSchool Development Program: James ComerChapter 3: Supporting Families as They Parent Today's ChildrenStages of ParenthoodAttachment and TemperamentParenting StylesEffects of Different Parenting Styles on a Child's BehaviorTeacher Acceptance of Differing Parenting StylesFamily Support for AllPrinciples of Family Support in SchoolsParent Education ModelsPart II: Appreciating Families: Today's Diverse FamiliesChapter 4: Structurally Diverse FamiliesToday's American FamiliesNuclear Family SettingsExtended Family SettingsSingle-Parent FamiliesBlended FamiliesSame-Sex FamiliesGrandparents and Other Kinship RolesMultiracial FamiliesAdoptive FamiliesFoster FamiliesChapter 5: Culturally Diverse FamiliesWhat Is Culture?Similarities and Differences Among Culturally Diverse FamiliesTeachers' Beliefs About Diverse FamiliesLinguistic Diversity in FamiliesWorking With Newly Immigrated FamiliesDiversity in Family Religious PracticesCulturally Responsive Family EngagementPerspectives on PovertyChapter 6: Students of Families in TransitionFamily Life Cycle: Normal TransitionsMovingCharacteristics of Difficult Family TransitionsStudents in Families Undergoing Separation, Divorce, Cohabitation, and RemarriageDeath of a Parent or Family MemberStudents from Military FamiliesStudents With Parents in PrisonStudents in Foster CareChapter 7: Families Overcoming ObstaclesFamilies Living In PovertyStudents Experiencing HomelessnessFamilies Affected by ViolenceChronic Illness of a Family Member or StudentWorking With Families Who Have Experienced Natural DisastersFamilies and Children Under Stress: Risk and ResilienceChapter 8: Families in Abusive SituationsChild Abuse StatisticsTypes of Child Abuse and NeglectSubstance Abuse, Child Abuse, and NeglectThe Role of the Teacher in Reporting Child AbuseMandatory Reporting of Child Abuse: Working With CPSWorking With Families in Abusive SituationsDomestic Violence, Families, and SchoolsThe Educator's Role After Reporting OccursThe Role of the School AdministratorCorporal Punishment in SchoolsPart III: Family Engagement: Putting Knowledge and Skills Into ActionChapter 9: Engaging Families in Their Children's Learning at School and HomeCollaborating With Families on Academic Learning and DevelopmentCommunicating With Families on Standards-Based CurriculumCommon Core State Standards: What Parents Need to KnowCollaborating With Families on Classroom Behavioral ChallengesClassroom VolunteersHomework and Home Learning ActivitiesChapter 10: Teacher as Family Communication FacilitatorPrint Communication: One Way and ReciprocalReciprocal Communication: Informal and Formal ConferencesActive Listening BehaviorsPlanning for Formal ConferencesAlternatives in Conferencing With FamiliesDocumentation of CommunicationTechnology as a Tool for CommunicationCommunicating With Culturally and Linguistically Diverse FamiliesBarriers to CommunicationChapter 11: Working With Families of Children With Exceptional NeedsHelping Families Adjust to Having a Child With Exceptional NeedsCultural Considerations in Working With Families of Children With Differing AbilitiesClassroom Teachers' Role in Special EducationLegislation Relating to the Education of Children With Exceptional NeedsComponents of IDEACommunicating With Families About Exceptional NeedsFamilies of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)Referral Process and IdentificationInvolving Families in the IEP ProcessCollaboration With Families of Young Children: Individual Family Service PlansResponse to InterventionAssistive TechnologyWorking With Families of Gifted and Talented StudentsChapter 12: Teacher as a Family Resource and AdvocateAsset-Based and Family-Centered PartnershipsHome VisitsAdvocacy for Children and Families: Strategies for Becoming AdvocatesCommunity Resources for the Classroom and FamiliesParents as Decision Makers and School LeadersResource Personnel to Support FamiliesChapter 13: Schoolwide Family Engagement Activities: Family Events, Family Resource Centers, and Volunteer ProgramsPreparing for Schoolwide Family Engagement ActivitiesFamily Events That Support Students' Success at SchoolOrganizing, Preparing, and Hosting Family EventsBack-to-School EventsTransition EventsCollaboration on Cultural EventsSetting Up a Family Literacy EventFamily Math as a Cultural EventFamily Science NightOrganizing a Family Technology NightPerspectives on PovertyEstablishing a School or Classroom Family Resource CenterSchool Volunteers
