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The welcoming classroom : building strong home-to-school connections for early learning / Johnna Darragh Ernst, PhD.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lewisville, NC : Gryphon House, Inc., [2014]Description: 148 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780876594827
  • 0876594828
Subject(s):
Contents:
Your role in engaging families -- Foundational communication and collaboration skills -- Understanding social identities and cultural frameworks -- Becoming a culturally competent communicator -- Culturally and linguistically competent organizations -- Culturally and linguistically competent classrooms.
Summary: This guide offers practical ideas for creating a welcoming atmosphere for families that will encourage them to participate in their children's learning community.--From publisher description.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 371.21 E71 Available 33111008099141
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The children in today's early childhood classroom are more culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse than ever. As a teacher, your challenge is to partner with each family through recognizing their individual strengths, concerns, priorities, and resources.

In The Welcoming Classroom: Building Strong Home-to-School Connections for Early Learning , Dr. Johnna Darragh Ernst offers practical ideas for creating a welcoming atmosphere for families that will encourage them to participate in their children's learning community.

Learn practical ways to connect with families from varied cultural and language backgrounds and abilities. Gain new strategies for creating a home-school link to support learning. Create a richer learning environment by integrating unique family cultural perspectives. Learn ways to encourage family participation in decision making. Learn strategies to develop families as resources. Communicate the message that all families are valued members of the learning community.

From improving children's school readiness to encouraging positive engagement with peers, promoting student academic achievement, increasing graduation rates, and helping reduce the negative impact of poverty, the benefits of engaging families early will impact the young children in your care long after they leave your classroom!

Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-142) and index.

Your role in engaging families -- Foundational communication and collaboration skills -- Understanding social identities and cultural frameworks -- Becoming a culturally competent communicator -- Culturally and linguistically competent organizations -- Culturally and linguistically competent classrooms.

This guide offers practical ideas for creating a welcoming atmosphere for families that will encourage them to participate in their children's learning community.--From publisher description.

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