Involving Latino Families in Schools : Raising Student Achievement Through Home-School Partnerships,9780761931386

Involving Latino Families in Schools : Raising Student Achievement Through Home-School Partnerships

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ISBN13: 9780761931386
ISBN10: 0761931384
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-03-12
Publisher(s): Corwin Pr
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Summary

The author provides practical strategies for cultivating communication with Latino parents and including the Latino family in developing sustained academic improvement.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
About the Author xvii
1. Life in Latino Families 1(14)
Connecting
4(4)
Sharing Information
8(3)
Across Generations of Latinos
11(1)
Staying Involved
12(2)
Summary
14(1)
2. Connecting Latino Parents to the Classroom 15(8)
Understanding Parent Involvement
19(4)
3. Sharing Information With Latino Parents 23(18)
Connecting
24(3)
Informal Verbal Contacts With Parents
27(2)
Sharing Information
29(2)
Visiting Families
31(1)
Focus Groups
32(1)
Written Correspondence
32(1)
Language at Meetings
32(4)
Staying Involved
36(3)
Summary
39(2)
4. Instructing Parents to Teach at Home 41(20)
Connecting
42(9)
Sharing Information
51(4)
Staying Involved
55(3)
Mentoring Project
58(2)
Summary
60(1)
5. Involving Families in the Life of the School 61(21)
Connecting
62(2)
Sharing Information
64(2)
Parents as Advocates
66(3)
Home Experiences in the Classroom
69(3)
Parent Volunteers in the School
72(2)
Staying Involved
74(7)
Summary
81(1)
6. Preparing Latino Students for Higher Education 82(15)
Connecting
83(4)
Sharing Information
87(8)
Summary
95(2)
7. Designing Schoolwide Parent Involvement Programs 97(15)
Connecting
98(1)
Sharing Information
99(4)
Staying Involved
103(7)
Summary
110(2)
8. Forming School-Family-Community Partnerships 112(21)
National Networking for Assisting Local Schools
113(4)
Grassroots Organizing for Latino Parent Involvement
117(9)
College Track Community Program
126(4)
Summary
130
Educational and Cultural Informational and
Support Resources 133(4)
References 137(4)
Index 141

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