Full Description
Create a plan to connect with every family!
There's no doubt that family engagement makes a world of difference for teachers and students—but connecting with parents of various ethnic, socioeconomic, or cultural backgrounds can be challenging for educators. Calvalyn Day's groundbreaking book offers clear instructions for building strong relationships, beginning effective dialogues, strategizing, and monitoring progress.
Through the author's perspective as a parent, counselor, and advisor to families at risk, readers will discover
A step-by-step approach to family engagement developed for K-12 educators, including teachers, counselors, administrators and others
Complete how-to's for creating and carrying out a family engagement plan based on the author's Vision, Plan, Action model
Tools including a Parent Meeting Agenda, a Parent Empathy Map, an Educator Needs Assessment, and more
Whether you work at a small rural school, in a large urban district, or anywhere in between, this invaluable book offers wisdom—and smart strategies—that will transform the experience for your students and their families, and lead to sustainable success.
"Authentically Engaging Families is a wonderful guide for all those interested in engaging parents in the educational process in a variety of essential and creative ways."
Nina Orellana, MTSS Coordinator
Palm Bay Academy Charter School
"This book presents a much-needed illustration of why educators MUST improve family engagement and how educators can put these evidence-based approaches into practice."
Denise Michelle Voelker, Coordinator of Education and Training Programs
University of Florida
Contents
Publisher's Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
Chapter 1: Parent Engagement 101
Chapter 2: Understanding Parents
Chapter 3: Defining the Goals
Chapter 4: Communication
Chapter 5: Program Components
Chapter 6: Expanding the Tools in Your Toolbox
Chapter 7: Putting It All Together
References and Further Readings
Index
