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Direct linkEdwards, Patricia A.; Spiro, Rand J.; Domke, Lisa M.; Castle, Ann M.; White, Kristen L.; Peltier, Marliese R.; Donohue, Tracy H. – Teachers College Press, 2019
This book helps teachers gain confidence and build sensitivity when interacting with caregivers and families who speak different languages and may come from different cultural, racial, and social backgrounds. By presenting various scenarios, the authors invite readers to reflect on issues they will face as practicing teachers in classrooms and…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Academic Achievement, Vignettes, Problem Solving
Harvard Family Research Project, 2010
A growing body of evidence suggests that family engagement matters for student success. Research shows that family engagement improves school readiness, student achievement, and social skills. Furthermore, an increasing number of innovative approaches to education leverage and connect the many settings and times in which children learn and grow to…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Parent Teacher Conferences, Academic Achievement, Parents
Powers, Julie – Redleaf Press, 2005
Some teachers are sick of struggling with parents of children in their care? They dread upcoming conferences, and with they knew how to approach a difficult. This book will help turn parent worries into warm, confident relationships. The reader will learn how to: (1) Improve parent-teacher communication; (2) Better understand a parent's…
Descriptors: Parents, Child Development, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Beginning Teachers
Stephens, Karen – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2007
This article shares a bevy of ways to make parent meetings successful--in a meaningful way. It presents some guidelines to keep in mind when planning parent meetings: (1) survey parents on what they want to learn about or discuss regarding childrearing or family life; (2) include parents in planning meetings; (3) find motivating ways to get…
Descriptors: Parents, Adult Learning, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Meetings
Decker, Larry E.; And Others – 1995
The role of the classroom teacher in the success of parent and community involvement efforts in American public schools is this document's focus. Because schools need to discover new ways to foster parental and community involvement in education, this document outlines a new perspective concerning parental and community involvement that…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Involvement, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textMcCarthy, Alice R. – 2000
This monograph is a guide to teen development and the world of 11-18 year olds in contemporary America. It provides practical suggestions to parents and other concerned adults as they guide children through adolescence. The 12 chapters are: (1) "Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds"; (2) "Teens, Families, and Schools"; (3) "Teens…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse
