Partnering with families for student success : 24 scenarios for problem solving with parents /

This book provides prospective and practicing teachers with scenarios, background knowledge to develop asset-based viewpoints, and strategies for navigating a multitude of challenging situations they may face in working with caregivers to support the students in their classrooms.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Edwards, Patricia A. (Patricia Ann), 1949- (Author), Spiro, Rand J. (Author), Domke, Lisa (Author), Castle, Ann (Author), White, Kristen (Kristen L.) (Author), Peltier, Marliese (Author), Donohue, Tracy (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Teachers College Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Education > Parent participation.

Table of Contents:

The importance of family-school partnerships and how to use this book to improve them
Tools to deepen understanding and develop solutions
Preparing teachers for interactions with parents: some thoughts on using case modules from the perspective of cognitive flexibility theory
Module 1: caregivers who do not respond
Module 2: caregivers with low print-literacy levels
Module 3: caregivers experiencing homelessness
Module 4: caregivers with complex job situations
Module 5: culturally and linguistically diverse caregivers
Module 6: caregivers who do not speak English or who speak limited English
Module 7: caregivers who are immigrants or refugees
Module 8: extended, reconstituted, or blended families
Module 9: families with incarcerated caregivers
Module 10: when school/neighborhood demographics change
Module 11: what to do when you have tried it all
Module 12: honest parent-teacher conferences
Module 13: discussing academic struggles
Module 14: discussing discipline issues (positive discipline)
Module 15: advocating for a neurodiversity paradigm
Module 16: students with life-altering developmental disabilities
Module 17: caregivers who challenge teaching
Module 18: concerned caregivers
Module 19: adversarial/confrontational caregivers
Module 20: caregivers of students who have suffered trauma
Module 21: curriculum-based versus event-based caretaker involvement
Module 22: connecting caretakers with community resources
Module 23: caregiver empowerment: making caregivers feel comfortable at school
Module 24: technology and literacy.