Description
This resource offers 55 research-based strategies to help educators bridge the gap between school and home by forming effective partnerships with every type of family group.
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
