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Home, school, and community collaboration: culturally responsive family engagement
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section 1. Understanding family engagement : building a knowledge base for culturally responsive family engagement 1. Family engagement and the responsive educator Preparing for family partnerships : actualizing the process Forming family partnerships : self-assessment activity Benefits of effective family engagement practices Barriers to authentic family engagement The administrator as a responsive leader Current trends in family demographics Culturally responsive family engagement Ethical practice 2. Theories and models for family engagement in schools / Josephine Agnew-Tally and Donald Mott Defining family Family systems conceptual framework Ecological systems theory : Urie Bronfenbrenner Family empowerment models : Carl Dunst Social capital : James Coleman The funds of knowledge : Luis Moll Family-school partnerships framework : Joyce Epstein School development program : James Comer 3. Supporting families as they parent today's children Stages of parenthood Attachment and temperament Parenting styles Effects of different parenting styles on a child's behavior Teacher acceptance of differing parenting styles Family support for all Principles of family support in schools Parent education models Parents as teachers STAR parenting Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) Parent Effectiveness Training Active Parenting Love and Logic Even Start
section II. Appreciating families : today's diverse families 4. Structurally diverse families Today's American families Nuclear family settings Extended family settings Singleparent families Blended families Same-sex families Grandparents and other kinship roles Multiracial families Adoptive families Foster families 5. Culturally diverse families / Luis Hernández [et al. ...] What is culture? - Similarities and differences among culturally diverse families Teachers' beliefs about diverse families Linguistic diversity in families working with newly immigrated families Diversity in family religious practices Culturally responsive family engagement Perspectives on poverty 6. Students of families in transition Family life cycle : normal transitions Moving Characteristics of difficult family transitions Students in families undergoing separation, divorce, and remarriage Death of a parent or family member Students with parents in the military Students with parents in prison Students in foster care 7. Families overcoming obstacles / John Wong [et al. ...] Families living in poverty Students experiencing homelessness Families affected by violence Chronic illness of a family member or student Working with families who have experience natural disasters Families and children under stress : risk and resilience 8. Families in abusive situations / Keith Anderson Child abuse statistics Types of child abuse and neglect Physical abuse Sexual abuse Emotional or psychological abuse Neglect Substance abuse, child abuse, and neglect Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and drug-affected children The role of the teacher in reporting child abuse Mandatory reporting of child abuse : working with Child Protective Services (CPS) Working with families in abusive situations Domestic violence, families, and schools The educator's role after reporting occurs The role of the school administrator Corporal punishment in schools
section III. Family engagement : putting knowledge and skills into action
9. Engaging families in their children's learning at school and at home
Collaborating with families on academic learning and development
Communicating with families on standards-based curriculum
Common Core State Standards : what parents need to know
Collaborating with families on classroom behavioral challenges
Classroom volunteers
Homework and home-learning activities
10. Teacher as family communication facilitator / Jeannine Studer
Print communication : one way and reciprocal
Reciprocal communication : informal and formal conferences
Active listening behaviors
Planning for formal conferences
Alternatives in conferencing with families - documentation of communication
Technology as a tool for communication
Communicating with culturally and linguistically diverse families
Barriers to communication
Teacher attitudes and beliefs
Negative school experiences of families
Sharing difficult information
Hostile families
11. Working with families of children with special needs / Suzanne George and Melanie O'Leary
Helping families adjust to having a child with special needs
Cultural considerations in working with families of children with differing abilities
Classroom teachers' role in special education
Legislation relating to the education of children with special needs
Components of IDEA
Communicating with families about special needs
Families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Referral process and identification
Involving family service plans
Response to intervention
Assistive Technology (AT)
Working with families of gifted and talented students
12. Teacher as a family resource and advocate / Josephine Agnew-Tally [et al. ...]
Asset-based and family-centered partnerships
Home visits
Advocacy for children and families : strategies for becoming advocates
Community resources for the classroom and families
Parents as decision makers and school leaders
Resource personnel to support families
13. Schoolwide family engagement activities : family events, family resource centers, and volunteer programs / Vincent Snipes [et al. ...]
Preparing for schoolwide family engagement activities
Family events that support students' success at school
Organizing ,preparing, and hosting family events
Back-to-school events
Transition events
Collaboration on cultural events
Setting up a family literacy event
Family math as a cultural event
Family science night
Organizing a family technology night
Establishing a school or classroom family resource center
School volunteers
Appendix A. Standards
Appendix B. NAEYC code of Ethical Conduct
Appendix C. State agencies for reporting child abuse and neglect
Appendix D. IEP and IFSP examples
Appendix E. Family Engagement Program Mandates
Appendix F. Developing, implementing, and evaluating a school's Family Engagement Plan
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Ray, Julie author
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9781483347547
9781412990745
9781506365749
9781412990745
9781506365749
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