Home, School, and Community Collaboration: Culturally Responsive Family Engagement

by Julie A Ray (Editor)

Overview

Home, School, and Community Collaboration uses the culturally responsive family support model as a framework to prepare teachers to work effectively with children from diverse families. Authors Kathy B. Grant and Julie A. Ray skillfully incorporate numerous real-life vignettes and case studies to show readers the practical application of culturally responsive family engagement.

The Fourth Edition contains additional content that enhances the already relevant text, including: a new section titled “Perspectives on Poverty” acknowledging the deep levels of poverty in the United States and the impact on family-school relations; increased coverage of Latino/Latina family connections; and updated demographics focusing on the issues impacting same-sex families, families experiencing divorce, children and family members with chronic illnesses, military families, and grandparents raising children.

With contributions from more than 22 experts in the field offering a wide range of perspectives, this book will help readers understand, appreciate, and support diverse families.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506365732
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	03/16/2018
Edition description:	4th ed.
Pages:	592
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Kathy B. Grant, Ed D, is an associate professor of Curriculum and Instruction at SUNY Plattsburgh’s School of Education. She taught undergraduate courses in family involvement, as well as graduate courses in educational psychology and child development. She also worked as a home-school coordinator through Title 1 in the Missoula School District in Missoula, Montana. During her six years in this position, she oversaw the development of family resource centers at the elementary and middle school levels, worked with family outreach specialists and social workers, established parent libraries, and conducted home visits. As home-school coordinator, she helped develop an Even Start program serving children and parents. Having taught second, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades, as well as high school, she has worked collaboratively with families for more than 30 years. In 2014 in collaboration with two rural upstate New York school districts, she consulted on establishment of two elementary family resource centers. These two centers will be part of a larger SUNY clinical field experience effort to prepare teacher candidates to authentically work with families.

Julie A. Ray (Ph.D., University of Missouri, Columbia) is a professor of Education and Department Chairperson at Southeast Missouri State University. She has been in the field of early childhood and elementary education for over 31 years. As a primary grades teacher and librarian, she worked hard to develop positive relationships with the families of her students. As a teacher educator in Early Childhood Education at two different four-year universities, she has taught both undergraduate and graduate level courses in family engagement, as well as done numerous presentations and publications on collaborating with diverse families.

Table of Contents

SECTION ONE: UNDERSTANDING FAMILY ENGAGEMENT: BUILDING A KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT
1. Family Engagement and the Responsive Educator
Preparing for Family Partnerships: Actualizing the Process
Forming Family Partnerships: Self-Assessment Activity
Barriers to Authentic Family Engagement
Benefits of Effective Family Engagement Practices
Current Trends in Family Demographics
Culturally Responsive Family Engagement
Ethical Practice
2. Theories and Models for Family Engagement in Schools (Josephine Agnew-Tally and Donald Mott)
Defining Family
Family Systems Conceptual Framework
Ecological Systems Theory: Urie Bronfenbrenner
Family Empowerment Models: Carl Dunst
Family-School Partnerships Framework: Joyce Epstein
School Development Program: James Comer
3. Supporting Families as They Parent Today's Children
Stages of Parenthood
Parenting Styles
Effects of Different Parenting Styles on a Child’s Behavior
Teacher Acceptance of Differing Parenting Styles
Family Support for All
Principles of Family Support in Schools
Parent Education Models
SECTION TWO: APPRECIATING FAMILIES: TODAY'S DIVERSE FAMILIES
4. Structurally Diverse Families
Today’s American Families
Nuclear Family Settings
Extended Family Settings
Single-Parent Families
Blended Families
Same-Sex Families
Grandparents and Other Kinship Roles
Multiracial Families
Adoptive Families
Foster Families
5. Culturally Diverse Families (Luis Hernández, Lynn Zubov, Joyce Goddard, Manuel Vargas, and Kelly Hill)
What Is Culture?
Similarities and Differences Among Culturally Diverse Families
Teachers’ Beliefs About Diverse Families
Linguistic Diversity in Families
Working With Newly Immigrated Families
Diversity in Family Religious Practices
Culturally Responsive Family Engagement
Perspectives on Poverty
6. Students of Families in Transition
Family Life Cycle: Normal Transitions
Moving
Characteristics of Difficult Family Transitions
Students in Families Undergoing Separation, Divorce, and Remarriage
Death of a Parent or Family Member
Students With Parents in the Military
Students With Parents in Prison
Students in Foster Care
7. Families Overcoming Obstacles (John Wong, Jonathan Livingston, George Cliette, and Sherry Eaton)
Families Living in Poverty
Students Experiencing Homelessness
Families Affected by Violence
Chronic Illness of a Family Member or Student
Working With Families Who Have Experienced Natural Disasters
Families and Children Under Stress: Risk and Resilience
8. Families in Abusive Situations (Keith Anderson)
Child Abuse Statistics
Types of Child Abuse and Neglect
Substance Abuse, Child Abuse, and Neglect
The Role of the Teacher in Reporting Child Abuse
Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse: Working With Child Protective Services (CPS)
Working With Families in Abusive Situations
Domestic Violence, Families, and Schools
The Educator’s Role After Reporting Occurs
The Role of the School Administrator
Corporal Punishment in Schools
SECTION THREE: FAMILY ENGAGEMENT: PUTTING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS INTO ACTION
9. Engaging Families in Their Children's Learning at School and at Home
Collaborating With Families on Academic Learning and Development
Communicating With Families on Standards-Based Curriculum
Common Core State Standards: What Parents Need to Know
Collaborating With Families on Classroom Behavioral Challenges
Classroom Volunteers
Homework and Home-Learning Activities
10. Teacher as Family Communication Facilitator (Jeannine Studer)
In the Classroom: Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences
Print Communication
Special Considerations with Using Social Media as a Tool for Communication
Verbal Communication: Informal and Formal Conferences
Active Listening Behaviors
Planning for Formal Conferences
Alternatives in Conferencing With Families
Documentation of Communication
Communicating With Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families
Barriers to Communication
11. Working With Families of Children With Exceptionalities (Suzanne George, Melanie O'Leary, and Kerri Zappala-Piemme)
Helping Families Adjust to Having a Child With Exceptional Needs
Cultural Considerations in Working With Families of Children With Differing Abilities
Classroom Teachers’ Role in Special Education
Legislation Relating to the Education of Children With Exceptional Needs
Components of IDEA
Communicating With Families About Exceptional Needs
Families of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Referral Process and Identification
Involving Families in the IEP Process
Collaboration With Families of Young Children: Individual Family Service Plans
Response to Intervention
Assistive Technology (AT)
Working With Families of Gifted and Talented Students
12. Teacher as a Family Resource and Advocate (Josephine Agnew-Tally, Donald Mott, Sheila Brookes, and Kathy R. Thornburg)
Asset-Based and Family-Centered Partnerships
Home Visits
Advocacy for Children and Families: Strategies for Becoming Advocates
Community Resources for the Classroom and Families
Parents as Decision Makers and School Leaders
Resource Personnel to Support Families
13. Schoolwide Family Engagement Activities: Family Events, Family Resource Centers, and Volunteer Programs (Vincent Snipes, Pamela Moses-Snipes, Catherine Matthews, Jewell Cooper, Carole Robinson and Chloe Dunaway)
Preparing for Schoolwide Family Engagement Activities
Family Events That Support Students’ Success at School
Organizing, Preparing, and Hosting Family Events
Back-to-School Events
Transition Events
Collaboration on Cultural and Community Events
Setting Up a Family Literacy Event
Family Math Nights That Honor Both Cultural and Community Influences
Family Science Night: H2O Experiments
Full STEAM Ahead: Organizing a Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math Night
School Volunteers
Chapter 2: Theories and Models for Family Engagement in Schools - Josephine Agnew-Tally, Donald Mott
Chapter 4: Structurally Diverse Families - Gail Wentworth
Chapter 5: Culturally Diverse Families - Luis Hernández, Lynn Zubov, Joyce Goddard, Manuel Vargas, Kelly Hill
Chapter 7: Families Overcoming Obstacles - John Wong, Jonathan Livingston, George Cliette, Sherry Eaton
Chapter 8: Families in Abusive Situations - Keith Anderson
Chapter 10: Teacher as Family Communication Facilitator - Jeannine Studer
Chapter 11: Working With Families of Children With Exceptionalities - Suzanne George, Melanie O'Leary, Kerri Zappala-Piemme
Chapter 12: Teacher as a Family Resource and Advocate - Josephine Agnew-Tally, Donald Mott, Sheila Brookes, Kathy Thornburg
Chapter 13: Schoolwide Family Engagement Activities: Family Events, Family Resource Centers, and Volunteer Programs - Vincent Snipes, Pamela Moses-Snipes, Catherine Matthews, Jewell Cooper, Carole Robinson, Chloe Dunaway

Editorial Reviews

This state-of-the-art textbook provides a wealth of scholarly, theoretically anchored, perspectives-based content, activities, and resources, which are designed to enhance preservice teachers’ ability to work with students and families effectively, regardless of their backgrounds, cultures, or circumstances.

Diane Smith Grych

This textbook describes real-life educational situations and provides teachers with resources for developing a collaborative relationship with home, school, and the community.

Kimmarie Cipolla

This is a wonderful text that provides students with a keen understanding of how they can support the development of home-school and community collaborations.

Cherie Crosby

This text continues to provide relevant information to meet the challenges of family involvement in today’s classrooms.

Sharon Carter

I think this is a very thorough text addressing the issues surrounding family-school-community collaborations. Not only is the text reader-friendly, but it also offers an abundance of practical tips on how best to promote family engagement among a diverse array of family types.

Jill M. Trumbell