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
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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
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| Pubblicazione: | Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2002 |
| ©2002 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (145 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 371.192 |
| Soggetto topico: | Education, Elementary - Parent participation - United States |
| Home and school - United States | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | KyleDiane Wells |
| TharpRoland G. | |
| MillerTracy E. | |
| 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 Families� 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?� 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 /> |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Reaching out |
| ISBN: | 1-4833-6063-6 |
| 1-4833-6282-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910828107103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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