TESOL Zip Guide: Essentials for Engaging Families of English Learners

The advantages of partnering with families have been proven to be invaluable for a child’s social and academic development and success over time. TESOL Zip Guide: Essentials for Engaging Families of English Learners is a compact and easy-to-use six-panel resource for English language educators working with Kindergarten through adult English learners. The guide presents the six fundamentals for engaging, building, and sustaining lasting partnerships with families of English learners, practical applications for educators to engage families as partners, strategies for English learners’ families to flourish, and valuable tips and activities for English language educators to start using right away. **This title also includes a companion website with online resources.**

Debbie Zacarian is known for her expertise in strengths-based leadership, instructional practices, and partnerships with culturally and linguistically diverse student and family populations. With more than three decades of combined experience as a district administrator, university faculty member, and educational service agency leader, she has provided professional development throughout the United States. She has written many books and more than 100 journal articles, as well as district and state policies focused on leadership and instructional practices with diverse learners.