Given expectations for higher standards teachers must find ways to improve family involvement and build a community atmosphere within the classroom. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine the implementation of a family involvement program into a first grade classroom. Epstein's six types of parent involvement formed the theoretical…

Describes Continuum of Modeling Reading Methods, which range from those involving considerable reading modeling to those requiring none, to help teachers select strategies to aid struggling readers. Teachers observe students while providing opportunities to hear and see good reading being modeled and identify students' placement on the continuum.…