Involving Latino families in schools : raising student achievement through home-school partnerships /: raising student achievement through home-school partnerships. (2004)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Concha Delgado Gaitan.
• Other Names: Delgado-Gaitan, Concha
• Contents: 1. Life in Latino families -- Connecting -- Sharing information -- Across generations of Latinos -- Staying involved -- Summary -- 2. Connecting Latino parents to the classroom -- Understanding parent involvement -- 3. Sharing information with Latino parents -- Connecting -- Informal verbal contacts with parents -- Sharing information -- Visiting families -- Focus groups -- Written correspondence -- Language at meetings -- Staying involved -- Summary -- 4. Instructing parents to teach at home -- Connecting -- Sharing information -- Staying involved -- Mentoring project -- Summary -- 5. Involving families in the life of the school -- Connecting -- Sharing information -- Parents as advocates -- Home experiences in the classroom -- Parent volunteers in the school -- Staying involved -- Summary -- 6. Preparing Latino students for higher education -- Connecting -- Sharing information -- Summary -- 7. Designing schoolwide parent involvement programs -- Connecting -- Sharing information -- Staying involved -- Summary -- 8. Forming school-family-community partnerships -- National networking for assisting local schools -- Grassroots organizing for Latino parent involvement -- College track community program -- Summary -- Educational and cultural informational and support resources.
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (160 pages)
• Subjects: 371.829/68073; Hispanic Americans -- Education; Home and school -- United States; Education -- Parent participation -- United States; Academic achievement -- United States; Academic achievement; Education -- Parent participation; Hispanic Americans -- Education; Home and school; Éducation; Réussite scolaire; Américain d'origine latino-américaine; Participation des parents; Relation école-foyer; Eltern; Kind; Schule; Hispanic Americans -- Education; Home and school -- United States; Academic achievement -- United States; United States; États-Unis; Hispanos; Guide (Descripteur de forme)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483360300
• Related ISBNs: 148336030X
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