Creating Welcoming Schools : A Practical Guide to Home-School Partnerships with Diverse Families

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ISBN: 9780807747896 | 0807747890
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 6/15/2007

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This engaging and rich resource details how schools and diverse families throughout the country have formed partnerships that support and enhance student learning. It is designed for teachers who care deeply about students and welcome diverse families as partners, for parents who want to be active partners in educating their children, and for administrators in diverse schools or districts who know there is no quick fix for building lasting partnerships among families, schools, and the community.

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction: Welcoming All Families	p. 1
If You Are Reading This Book	p. 2
Examining Family-School Relationships	p. 3
Family-School Partnerships That Make a Difference	p. 6
Reading This Book Together	p. 9
Exploring Memories of School	p. 11
A School Story	p. 12
Exploring School Stories Together	p. 14
Considering Cultural Differences	p. 17
Using the Past to Understand the Present	p. 20
Writing Cultural Memoirs	p. 23
Reading Cultural Memoirs	p. 25
Gathering Photographs	p. 26
Talking About Cultural Influences	p. 27
Writing and Sharing Cultural Memoirs	p. 29
Variations on Cultural Memoir	p. 31
Reflecting on Our Cultural Influences	p. 35
Learning With and From Families	p. 39
Culturally Relevant Teaching	p. 41
Family Funds of Knowledge	p. 42
Developing Photography and Other Avenues to Learning with Families	p. 52
Photographs of Local Knowledge Sources (PhOLKS)	p. 53
Valuing Family Differences	p. 56
Learning from Other Cultural Informants	p. 58
Solo Snapshots: Learning One Child, One Family, One Teacher at a Time	p. 60
Engaging in Genuine Dialogue	p. 65
Creating and Sustaining Dialogue	p. 66
Creating Opportunities for Dialogue	p. 71
Damaging or Destroying Dialogue	p. 74
Learning Through Dialogue	p. 79
Inviting Dialogue at the Conference Table	p. 82
Parent and Teacher Conferences-Ghosts at the Table	p. 83
Let the Learner Lead Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences	p. 86
Let Evidence Support Dialogue	p. 87
Creating Dialogue Throughout the Year	p. 93
Open House: What Do Our Words Say?	p. 94
School-Based Family Involvement Projects	p. 96
Dialogue About Student Learning	p. 101
Cultural Understanding, Cross-Cultural Dialogue	p. 103
Engaging Families	p. 106
"Tell Me About Your Child"	p. 107
Home Reading Journals	p. 108
Oral and Written Family Stories	p. 112
Learning Albums for Family, Child, and Teacher Reflections	p. 113
Literacy Conversations at Parent Meetings	p. 114
Engaging Families in Classroom Projects	p. 116
Writing Your Heritage	p. 117
Creating Family Keepsakes	p. 120
Authors in the Classroom	p. 122
Collaborating for a More Just Society	p. 125
Collaborating for Democratic Schools	p. 127
Collaborating for a Democratic Society	p. 131
From Cities to Single Classrooms	p. 134
Advocating and Teaching Together	p. 139
Parent Partnerships	p. 140
Parent-School-Community Partnerships	p. 143
Focused Partnerships-Math and Special Learning Needs	p. 148
Transforming Schools Through "True Partnerships"	p. 151
Transforming Schools for Student Achievement	p. 152
Transforming Schools Through Culturally Grounded Partnerships	p. 155
A School That Became a Family	p. 160
Creating Welcoming Schools-How Will You?	p. 161
Additional Resources for Families and Educators	p. 163
References	p. 167
Index	p. 173
About the Author	p. 180
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Creating Welcoming Schools : A Practical Guide to Home-School Partnerships with Diverse Families

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