142 Pages
by Eye On Education

142 Pages
by Eye On Education

142 Pages
by Eye On Education

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... Read more
Introduction
1 1 Who Makes the Dare? The Myths and Realities of Today's Parents
2 The Roles of Parents, Educators, and Students
3 Developing a Culture of Participation: Strategies for Involving All Parents
4 What Can We Do about Parents Who Are Invisible? Strategies for Monitoring Underinvolved Parents
5 When Parents Try to Run the School: Program Activities for Balancing Overinvolved Parents.
6 Special Challenges: Assisting Parents and Students in Urgent Situations
Appendix A: A Plan for Involving Parents
Appendix B: Parent Participation Opportunities
Appendix C: Guidelines for Volunteers: Families and Schools Together: Fayette County Public Schools, Lexington, Kentucky
Appendix D: Parental Party Pledge
Appendix E: Jefferson County Public Schools, Westport Middle School Needs Survey
Appendix F: 20 Ways to Improve Your Young Adolescent's Self-Esteem
Appendix G: 20 Ways Working Parents Can Volunteer
Appendix H: 15 Ways To Help Your Young Adolescents Succeed in School
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Biography

Sherrel Bergmann, Judith Allen Brough, David Shepard