03807nam 2200673 450 991048035360332120210209143120.01-4833-6030-X1-4833-6249-3(CKB)3710000000456204(EBL)1655837(OCoLC)923707234(SSID)ssj0001530848(PQKBManifestationID)12562652(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001530848(PQKBWorkID)11532205(PQKB)10330119(MiAaPQ)EBC1994257(MiAaPQ)EBC1655837(Au-PeEL)EBL1655837(EXLCZ)99371000000045620420150818h20042004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInvolving Latino families in schools raising student achievement through home-school partnerships /Concha Delgado Gaitan ; proofreader, Teresa Herlinger ; cover designer, Michael DuboweThousand Oaks, California :Corwin Press,2004.©20041 online resource (161 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7619-3138-4 0-7619-3137-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""About the Author""; ""Chapter 1 - Life in Latino Families""; ""Connecting""; ""Sharing Information""; ""Across Generations of Latinos""; ""Staying Involved""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 2 - Connecting Latino Parents to the Classroom""; ""Understanding Parent Involvement""; ""Chapter 3 - Sharing Information with Latino Parents""; ""Connecting""; ""Informal Verbal Contacts with Parents""; ""Sharing Information""; ""Visiting Families""; ""Focus Groups""; ""Written Correspondence""; ""Language at Meetings""; ""Staying Involved""; ""Summary""""Chapter 4 - Instructing Parents to Teach at Home""""Connecting""; ""Sharing Information""; ""Staying Involved""; ""Mentoring Project""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 5 - Involving Families in the Life of the School""; ""Connecting""; ""Sharing Information""; ""Parents as Advocates""; ""Home Experiences in the Classroom""; ""Parent Volunteers in the School""; ""Staying Involved""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 6 - Preparing Latino Students for Higher Education""; ""Connecting""; ""Sharing Information""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 7 - Designing Schoolwide Parent Involvement Programs""; ""Connecting""""Sharing Information""""Staying Involved""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 8 - Forming School-Family-Community Partnerships""; ""National Networking for Assisting Local Schools""; ""Grassroots Organizing for Latino Parent Involvement""; ""College Track Community Program""; ""Summary""; ""Educational and Cultural Informational and Support Resources""; ""References""; ""Index""The author provides practical strategies for cultivating communication with Latino parents and including the Latino family in developing sustained academic improvement..Hispanic AmericansEducationHome and schoolUnited StatesEducationParent participationUnited StatesAcademic achievementUnited StatesElectronic books.Hispanic AmericansEducation.Home and schoolEducationParent participationAcademic achievement371.82968073Delgado-Gaitan Concha1032109Herlinger TeresaDubowe MichaelMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910480353603321Involving Latino families in schools2464361UNINA