Families and Educators Together : Building Great Relationships that Support Young Children.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- One: Understanding Family Engagement -- Learn the Six Principles of Family Engagement -- Define What a Family Is -- Replace Parent Involvement with Family Engagement -- Build Strong Relationships Between Families and Educators -- Get to Know Your Community -- Learn About the Sources of Support for Family Engagement -- Learn About Standards and Requirements for Family Engagement -- Reflection Questions -- Two: The Role of Teachers in a Comprehensive Family Engagement Approach -- Participate in Professional Development -- Contribute to Program-Wide Support for Families -- Reflection Questions -- Three: Family Engagement in Action -- Get Started: First Steps to Engage a Family -- Keep the Engagement Going -- Use Continuity of Care -- Be Patient and Persistent -- Count Men In -- Create a Family Space -- Offer Variety So There Is Something for Everyone -- Engage Families as Decision Makers -- Collaborate on Community-Wide Efforts -- Reflection Questions -- Four: Communicating with Families -- Establish Goals and Objectives -- Determine How to Invite and Use Information Shared by Families -- Choose Family Communication Formats and Strategies -- Plan Ways to Support Diverse Families -- Ensure Family-Teacher Communications Are Reciprocal -- Address Communication Challenges -- Explain Emergency Preparedness Policies and Procedures -- Track Frequency and Quantity of Communications with Families -- Schedule Periodic Evaluations -- Hold Successful Family-Teacher Conferences -- Reflection Questions -- Five: Connecting Home and Program Teaching and Learning -- Use Connections to Support Everyone -- Share Suggested Home Practices with Families -- Provide Activities Families Can Do at Home with Their Children -- Reflection Questions -- Six: Partnering with the Community.

Build Relationships with Elementary Schools -- Collaborate with Community Groups -- Encourage Families to Be Advocates -- Form a Program Diversity Team -- Before You Go -- Reflection Questions -- Appendix: Family Engagement Resources -- References -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors.

Develop and embed a culture of family engagement in all aspects of your early childhood program, from curriculum planning to addressing children's individual needs.

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