Home, school, and community collaboration: culturally responsive family engagement

section 1. 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 Benefits of effective family engagement practices Barriers to authentic family engagement The administrator as a responsive leader 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 Social capital : James Coleman The funds of knowledge : Luis Moll Family-school partnerships framework : Joyce Epstein School development program : James Comer 3. Supporting families as they parent today's children Stages of parenthood Attachment and temperament 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 Parents as teachers STAR parenting Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) Parent Effectiveness Training Active Parenting Love and Logic Even Start

section II. Appreciating families : today's diverse families 4. Structurally diverse families Today's American families Nuclear family settings Extended family settings Singleparent families Blended families Same-sex families Grandparents and other kinship roles Multiracial families Adoptive families Foster families 5. Culturally diverse families / Luis Hernández [et al. ...] 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 [et al. ...] Families living in poverty Students experiencing homelessness Families affected by violence Chronic illness of a family member or student Working with families who have experience 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 Physical abuse Sexual abuse Emotional or psychological abuse Neglect Substance abuse, child abuse, and neglect Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and drug-affected children 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 III. 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

Print communication : one way and reciprocal

Reciprocal communication : informal and formal conferences

Active listening behaviors

Planning for formal conferences

Alternatives in conferencing with families - documentation of communication

Technology as a tool for communication

Communicating with culturally and linguistically diverse families

Barriers to communication

Teacher attitudes and beliefs

Negative school experiences of families

Sharing difficult information

Hostile families

11. Working with families of children with special needs / Suzanne George and Melanie O'Leary

Helping families adjust to having a child with special 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 special needs

Components of IDEA

Communicating with families about special needs

Families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Referral process and identification

Involving 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 [et al. ...]

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 [et al. ...]

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 events

Setting up a family literacy event

Family math as a cultural event

Family science night

Organizing a family technology night

Establishing a school or classroom family resource center

School volunteers

Appendix A. Standards

Appendix B. NAEYC code of Ethical Conduct

Appendix C. State agencies for reporting child abuse and neglect

Appendix D. IEP and IFSP examples

Appendix E. Family Engagement Program Mandates

Appendix F. Developing, implementing, and evaluating a school's Family Engagement Plan

Glossary.