’The timing for Reaching Out could not have been better. Just when educators are beginning to realize that teachers need training in how to work with parents, Kyle, Mc Intyre, Miller, and Moore bring us a book that is a welcome breath of fresh air.’
—Patricia A. Edwards, Professor of Language and Literacy
Michigan State University
’Reaching Out describes a great variety of ways to respectfully and productively engage families in helping their children learn and grow. Throughout the text the reader is reminded that parents are experts about their children and that trusting relationships are built on respectful, two-way communications. The authors also remind us that the goal of family involvement is not parent participation at school events and activities but improved student achievement.’
—Steve Mc Cafferty, Principal
Mildred Dean School, Newport, KY
Involve families in the education process and enhance your students′ learning experience!
Too often, today′s student feels alienated from school, and learning suffers as a result. Developing a relationship with the family can provide the missing link in the educational chain. Reaching Out is an invaluable resource for compassionate educators interested in building strong relationships with their students′ families.
A dynamic team of teachers and teacher educators have combined their first-hand experience and in-depth research in this essential guidebook. By involving the entire family in the educational experience, teachers can bridge the gap separating home and school and help produce happier, healthier, and smarter kids.
Highlights include:
- Building trust with families
- Communicating in positive ways with students′ families
- Implementing family workshops
- Involving families through innovative homework ideas
Based on a five-year study, the information will be particularly helpful for teachers whose classrooms reflect a diverse student population. By incorporating these concepts and techniques, you not only enhance the learning experience you also help your students to be more compassionate and excited about school.
Innehållsförteckning
Foreword – Roland G. Tharp
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. Connecting With Families
2. Building Trusting Relationships
3. Strategies for Enhancing Communication
4. Building Effective Partnerships Through Family Workshops
5. Reaching Out Through Family Visits
6. Modifying Instructional Practices to Increase Family Involvement
7. Involving Families in Homework
Conclusion
Resource A: Books of Interest to Elementary Students and Their Families
Resource B: Books of Interest to Middle School Students and Their Families
References
Index
Om författaren
Gayle H. Moore recently retired after teaching elementary school for 31 years at grades K–8, including 9 years in the nongraded primary program at La Grange Elementary in Oldham County, Kentucky. Throughout that time, she participated as a teacher-researcher on studies related to the nongraded primary. She has coauthored Reaching Out: A K–8 Resource for Connecting Schools and Families, a chapter in Creating Nongraded Primary Classrooms: Teachers’ Stories and Lessons Learned, and articles in Language Arts and Peabody Journal of Education. She has presented at conferences of the American Educational Research Association, the International Reading Association, and the National Reading Conference. Most recently she has participated as a teacher-researcher for the study, “Children’s Academic Development in Nongraded Primary Programs, ” funded by the Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence (CREDE) at the University of California at Santa Cruz. For three years, she made family visits to the homes of her students, learning about the families’ knowledge and using it to make instructional connections. She also planned and implemented several Family Nights, one focused on mathematics. Her subsequent classroom activities are described in an article in Teaching Children Mathematics.
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