Reaching out : a K-8 resource for connecting families and schools / / Diane W. Kyle [and three others] ; foreword by Roland G. Tharp ; cover designer, Tracy E. Miller

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797448603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2002; ©2002
• ISBN: 1-4833-6063-6; 1-4833-6282-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (145 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.192
• Soggetti: Education, Elementary - Parent participation - United States; Home and school - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Chapter 1 - Connecting with Families""; ""Connecting Families and Schools: A Vital Goal""; ""Improving Student Achievement""; ""Celebrating Differences: Seeing through Familiesâ€? Eyes""; ""Why We Care""; ""Chapter 2 - Building Trusting Relationships""; ""Examining Our Assumptions""; ""Teachers are People, Too""; ""Sharing Struggles""; ""See and be Seen""; ""Parents are People, Too""; ""How Does Trust Develop?""; ""No Deaf Ears: Dealing with the Hard Stuff""; ""Knowing Our Students""; ""Parents and Guardians as Experts""""Suggested Steps""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 3 - Strategies for Enhancing Communication""; ""Postcards""; ""Newsletters""; ""Take a Look: Photos and Videos""; ""Suggestion-Response Box""; ""Compliment Box""; ""Homework Comment Sheets""; ""Day Planners""; ""The Agenda""; ""Family Message Journals""; ""Family Stories""; ""Student-Led Conferences""; ""Voice Mail""; ""Phone Home""; ""“How-Am-I-Doing?â€? Surveys""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 4 - Building Effective Partnerships through Family Workshops""; ""Being Welcoming and Aware""; ""Clarifying Expectations""; ""Themed Workshops""""More Ideas for Family Workshops""; ""Tips for Organizing Workshops Schoolwide""; ""Funding a Family Workshop""; ; ""Summary of Tips on Implementing Family Workshops""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 5 - Reaching out through Family Visits""; ""Building on Family/Community Literacy""; ""What Else We Learned""; ""What Families Learn from Us""; ""Family Appreciation""; ""Issues in Doing Family Visits""; ""Doing Family Visits: First Steps and beyond""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 6 - Modifying Instructional Practices to Increase Family Involvement""; ""The Limits of Traditional Instruction""""Contextualized Instruction""; ""Understanding Teaching and Learning""; ""Possible Steps to Take""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 7 - Involving Families in Homework""; ""Managing and Monitoring Homework""; ""Teachers Doing Homework""; ""Family Involvement in Homework: Creative Alternatives""; ""Tips for Principals: How to Implement Family-Connected Homework Schoolwide""; ""Summary Tips for Family-Connected Homework""; ""Summary""; ""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""
• Sommario/riassunto: <em>Reaching Out</em> is an invaluable resource for compassionate educators interested in building strong relationships with their students' families.<br />