Reaching Out A K-8 Resource for Connecting Families and Schools [Paperback]

Reaching Out is an invaluable resource for compassionate educators interested in building strong relationships with their students' families.
Reaching Out is an invaluable resource for compassionate educators interested in building strong relationships with their students' families.
In todays era of accountability, it is refreshing to find a book that helps teachers think beyond teaching to the tests to focus instead on children and families and ways to create opportunities for successful learning. 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, the authors bring us a book that is a welcome breath of fresh air. 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.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
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