Family Involvement
Documents
| General Family Involvement Documents |
General Family Involvement Documents:
| Beginning Reading Instruction: Practical Ideas for Parents (PDF - 495 KB) | |
| Authors: | Texas Reading Initiative, n.d. |
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| Description: | Provides information and activities for parents of preschool children and those beginning the reading process in school to use in helping their children become readers. |
| Culture and Parenting: Family Models Are Not One-Size-Fits-All (PDF - 539 KB) | |
| Authors: | I. U. Iruka, D. R. LaForett, E. C. Odom, FPG Child Development Institute - 2012 |
| Description: | A new FPG Snapshot provides a summary of findings from a study of two family process models for families with young children from five different cultural groups, and explains why family process models are not one-size-fits-all. |
| Desired Family Outcomes of the Early Childhood Transition Process (PDF - 285 KB) | |
| Authors: | G. Harbin, B. Rous, N. Peeler, J. Schuster, & K. McCormick, National Early Childhood Transition Center, 2007 |
| Description: | Examines the use of the Transition Conceptual Framework to delineate specific desired family outcomes of transition and identifies critical areas of successful transitions. |
| Discover the Possibilities: A Tool to Support Local Areas in Planning and Implementing Effective Family Support Efforts (PDF - 105 KB) | |
| Authors: | Minnesota Technical Assistance for Family Support, 2002 |
| Description: | A tool to assist in planning and implementing effective family support efforts in communities. |
| Family-Friendly Services for Preschool Special Education: A Resource Guide (PDF - 460 KB) | |
| Authors: | Connecticut State Department of Education, n.d. |
| Description: | Provides guiding principles, recommended practices and tools which district Pre-K special education personnel can use to provide “family-friendly" services. |
| Family Involvement and Student Success (PDF - 937 KB) | |
| Authors: | D. Austin, Statewide Parent Advocacy Network of New Jersey (SPAN), 2006 |
| Description: | Power point from a teleconference on the crucial role of supporting family involvement in the education of all children |
| Family Involvement in Early Childhood Education (PDF - 172 KB) | |
| Authors: | Harvard Family Research Project, 2006 |
| Description: | The first in a set of Family Involvement Makes a Difference research briefs that examines the linkages among the family, early childhood education settings, and schools. |
Florida's Rules for Pre-K Children with Disabilities or Developmental Delay File
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| Authors: | State of Florida |
| Description: | Florida rules 6A-6.03026, Florida Administrative Code (FAC), Special Programs for Prekindergarten Children with Disabilities and 6A-6.03027 (FAC), Special Programs for Children Three Through Five Years Old Who are Developmentally Delayed. |
| Focus on Families! How to Build and Support Family-Centered Practices in After School (PDF - 837 KB) | |
| Authors: | Harvard Family Research Project, 2006 |
| Description: | Although the focus is on after school care, this guide contains excellent suggestions and strategies for engaging families in school programs. A good tool to use with teachers, staff and administrators, as well as families. |
| IEP Basics: Parents and Guardians (PDF - 515 KB) | |
| Authors: | Head Start Center for Inclusion, n. d. |
| Description: | Developed to support children with disabilities in Head Start programs, this is a brief checklist for families to use to prepare for IEP meetings |
| Income and Education as Predictors of Children's School Readiness | |
| Authors: | Julia B. Isaacs & Katherine Magnuson, Brookings Institution, December 14, 2011 |
| Description: | Looks at how factors such as family income and maternal education are associated with children’s school readiness and have a significant influence on children's ability to learn before they enter the classroom. |
| NCLB and IDEA: What Parents of Students with Disabilities Need to Know and Do (PDF - 894 KB) | |
| Authors: | National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2006 |
| Description: | A guide for parents of children with disabilities that explains the role of parents in educating children as outlined in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act and IDEA, the requirements of each law and how they are aligned. |
| The Parents as Teachers Program: Its Impact on School Readiness and Later School Achievement: A Research Summary (PDF - 1342 KB) | |
| Authors: | J. Pfannenstiel, & E. Zigler, Parents as Teachers National Center, 2007 |
| Description: | Discusses the link between children’s school readiness and parent involvement. |
| Positive Solutions for Families - Parent Training Modules (web link) | |
| Authors: | Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL), 2009 |
| Description: | An evidence-based, user-friendly parent training series of six sessions for professionals working with parents to promote children’s social and emotional development and address the challenging behavior and mental health needs of children. |
| Positive Solutions for Families of Young Children with Challenging Behavior (PDF - 242 KB) | |
| Authors: | Center for Evidence-Based Practice, 2006 |
| Description: | Eight practical tips for parents to use when their young children exhibit challenging behavior. Includes a brief explanation and an example for each tip to use with the parents’ own families in everyday life. |
| A Quiet Crisis: The Urgent Need to Build Early Childhood Systems and Quality Programs for Children Birth through Age Five. | |
| Authors: | Council of Chief State School Officers, 2009 |
| Description: | Policy statement concerning quality early learning experiences to help children enter school ready to learn. Includes a section on the need for meaningful family engagement to help parents partner with early childhood programs and enhance their children’s learning experiences. |
| Readiness: School, Family, & Community Connections (PDF - 1014 KB) | |
| Authors: | M. Boethel, Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, 2004 |
| Description: | Describes research studies on factors associated with children's abilities, readiness, and transition into kindergarten, and implications on children's later success. |
| Taking a Closer Look: A Guide to Online Resources on Family Involvement (PDF - 823 KB) | |
| Authors: | Family Involvement Network of Educators (FINE), Harvard Research Project, 2005 |
| Description: | A resource guide on family involvement. Includes knowledge development, professional development, standards, programs, tools, dialogues, and special initiatives. |
| Tapping into Technology: The Role of the Internet in Family–School Communications (web link) | |
| Authors: | Suzanne Bouffard, Harvard Family Research Project, 2008 |
| Description: | A research digest that summarizes the ways that Internet-based communication methods, such as e-mail, and websites impact home-school communication. |
| What Schools Want Parents to Know (PDF - 501 KB) | |
| Authors: | The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement, 2006 |
| Description: | Discusses how parent involvement makes a difference for students; that parent involvement is more than parents coming to schools; informed parents are a school’s best customers, and that parents and schools working together create better schools. |
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