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Informationen zum Autor Sherrel Bergmann, Judith Allen Brough, David Shepard This book shows you how to positively involve parents to raise student achievement. It offers 10 steps for designing a comprehensive parent involvement program to increase communication between students, parents, and schools. The authors offer practical strategies and activities for involving all parents, monitoring under-involved parents, balancing over-involved parents, and assisting parents in urgent situations. Zusammenfassung This book shows you how to positively involve parents to raise student achievement. It offers 10 steps for designing a comprehensive parent involvement program to increase communication between students, parents, and schools. The authors offer practical strategies and activities for involving all parents, monitoring under-involved parents, balancing over-involved parents, and assisting parents in urgent situations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Who Makes the Dare? The Myths and Realities of Today's Parents; Chapter 2 The Roles of Parents, Educators, and Students; Chapter 3 Developing a Culture of Participation: Strategies for Involving All Parents; Chapter 4 What Can We Do about Parents Who Are Invisible? Strategies for Monitoring Underinvolved Parents; Chapter 5 When Parent Try Run the School: Program Activities for Balancing Overinvolved Parents; Chapter 6 Special Challenges Assisting Parents and Students in Urgent Situation;