Involving Latino Families in Schools : Raising Student Achievement Through Home-School Partnerships

by Concha Delgado Gaitan

• ISBN13: 9780761931386
• ISBN10: 0761931384
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-12
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

The author provides practical strategies for cultivating communication with Latino parents and including the Latino family in developing sustained academic improvement.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
About the Author	xvii
1. Life in Latino Families	1	(14)
Connecting	4	(4)
Sharing Information	8	(3)
Across Generations of Latinos	11	(1)
Staying Involved	12	(2)
Summary	14	(1)
2. Connecting Latino Parents to the Classroom	15	(8)
Understanding Parent Involvement	19	(4)
3. Sharing Information With Latino Parents	23	(18)
Connecting	24	(3)
Informal Verbal Contacts With Parents	27	(2)
Sharing Information	29	(2)
Visiting Families	31	(1)
Focus Groups	32	(1)
Written Correspondence	32	(1)
Language at Meetings	32	(4)
Staying Involved	36	(3)
Summary	39	(2)
4. Instructing Parents to Teach at Home	41	(20)
Connecting	42	(9)
Sharing Information	51	(4)
Staying Involved	55	(3)
Mentoring Project	58	(2)
Summary	60	(1)
5. Involving Families in the Life of the School	61	(21)
Connecting	62	(2)
Sharing Information	64	(2)
Parents as Advocates	66	(3)
Home Experiences in the Classroom	69	(3)
Parent Volunteers in the School	72	(2)
Staying Involved	74	(7)
Summary	81	(1)
6. Preparing Latino Students for Higher Education	82	(15)
Connecting	83	(4)
Sharing Information	87	(8)
Summary	95	(2)
7. Designing Schoolwide Parent Involvement Programs	97	(15)
Connecting	98	(1)
Sharing Information	99	(4)
Staying Involved	103	(7)
Summary	110	(2)
8. Forming School-Family-Community Partnerships	112	(21)
National Networking for Assisting Local Schools	113	(4)
Grassroots Organizing for Latino Parent Involvement	117	(9)
College Track Community Program	126	(4)
Summary	130
Educational and Cultural Informational and
Support Resources	133	(4)
References	137	(4)
Index	141