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Authentically Engaged Families

A Collaborative Care Framework for Student Success
This invaluable book offers wisdom—and smart strategies—that will build communication and trust with families from all backgrounds, and presents a step-by-step plan for family engagement.

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Product Details
  • Grade Level: PreK-12
  • ISBN: 9781506327068
  • Published By: Corwin
  • Year: 2016
  • Page Count: 160
  • Publication date: May 12, 2016
Price: $32.95
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Description

Description

Create a plan to connect with every family!

There’s no doubt that family engagement makes a world of difference for teachers and students—but connecting with parents of various ethnic, socioeconomic, or cultural backgrounds can be challenging for educators. Calvalyn Day’s groundbreaking book offers clear instructions for building strong relationships, beginning effective dialogues, strategizing, and monitoring progress.

Through the author’s perspective as a parent, counselor, and advisor to families at risk, readers will discover

  • A step-by-step approach to family engagement developed for K-12 educators, including teachers, counselors, administrators and others
  • Complete how-to’s for creating and carrying out a family engagement plan based on the author’s Vision, Plan, Action model
  • Tools including a Parent Meeting Agenda, a Parent Empathy Map, an Educator Needs Assessment, and more

Whether you work at a small rural school, in a large urban district, or anywhere in between, this invaluable book offers wisdom—and smart strategies—that will transform the experience for your students and their families, and lead to sustainable success.

“Authentically Engaging Families is a wonderful guide for all those interested in engaging parents in the educational process in a variety of essential and creative ways.”
Nina Orellana, MTSS Coordinator
Palm Bay Academy Charter School

“This book presents a much-needed illustration of why educators MUST improve family engagement and how educators can put these evidence-based approaches into practice.”
Denise Michelle Voelker, Coordinator of Education and Training Programs
University of Florida
Author(s)

Author(s)

Calvalyn G. Day photo

Calvalyn G. Day
Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Publisher’s Acknowledgments

About the Author

Introduction

Chapter 1: Parent Engagement 101

Chapter 2: Understanding Parents

Chapter 3: Defining the Goals

Chapter 4: Communication

Chapter 5: Program Components

Chapter 6: Expanding the Tools in Your Toolbox

Chapter 7: Putting It All Together

References and Further Readings

Index

Reviews

Reviews

Quote by Rosemarie Young, Retired Principal, Kentucky Association of Elementary School Principals:

Authentically Engaged Families includes ideas and suggestions given for schools to consider in developing strong parental engagement programs. Day encourages schools to self-examine their beliefs and practices in light of meeting the needs of parents and families

Authentically Engaged Families includes ideas and suggestions given for schools to consider in developing strong parental engagement programs. Day encourages schools to self-examine their beliefs and practices in light of meeting the needs of parents and families

Rosemarie Young, Retired Principal
Kentucky Association of Elementary School Principals
Quote by Denise Michelle Voelker, Coordinator of Education and Training Programs, University of Florida: Authentically Engaged Families is a much-needed illustration of why educators MUST improve family engagement and how educators can put these evidence-based approaches into practice.
Authentically Engaged Families is a much-needed illustration of why educators MUST improve family engagement and how educators can put these evidence-based approaches into practice.
Denise Michelle Voelker, Coordinator of Education and Training Programs
University of Florida
Quote by Nina Orellana, MTSS Coordinator, Palm Bay Academy Charter School:

Day presents a much-needed description of current expectations of schools and parents, as well as many creative strategies to get the two working collaboratively for student success. Authentically Engaging Families is a wonderful guide for all those interested in engaging parents in the educational process in a variety of essential ways.

Day presents a much-needed description of current expectations of schools and parents, as well as many creative strategies to get the two working collaboratively for student success. Authentically Engaging Families is a wonderful guide for all those interested in engaging parents in the educational process in a variety of essential ways.

Nina Orellana, MTSS Coordinator
Palm Bay Academy Charter School

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    Price: $32.95
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    Review Copies

    Review copies may be requested by individuals planning to purchase 10 or more copies for a team or considering a book for adoption in a higher ed course. To request a review copy, contact sales@corwin.com.

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