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Informationen zum Autor Diane W. Kyle is a professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Louisville. She has coauthored Reaching Out: A K-8 Resource for Connecting Schools and Families and Reflective Teaching for Student Empowerment: Elementary Curriculum and Methods, coedited Creating Nongraded Primary Classrooms: Teachers' Stories and Lessons Learned, and published in such journals as Language Arts, Peabody Journal of Education, Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, Education & Equity, Teaching Children Mathematics, and Elementary School Journal. Her most recent project, codirected with Ellen McIntyre, is "Sheltered Instruction and Family Involvement: An Approach to Raising Achievement of LEP Students," funded by the US Department of Education. She also codirected with Ellen McIntyre a research project, "Children's Academic Development in Nongraded Primary Programs," funded by the Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence (CREDE) at the University of California at Santa Cruz. Klappentext Reaching Out is an invaluable resource for compassionate educators interested in building strong relationships with their students' families. Zusammenfassung Reaching Out is an invaluable resource for compassionate educators interested in building strong relationships with their students' families. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword - Roland G. Tharp Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors 1. Connecting With Families 2. Building Trusting Relationships 3. Strategies for Enhancing Communication 4. Building Effective Partnerships Through Family Workshops 5. Reaching Out Through Family Visits 6. Modifying Instructional Practices to Increase Family Involvement 7. Involving Families in Homework 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 ...
