Every Teacher's Guide to Working With ParentsTransform teacher-parent relationships into a strategy for children's success! While most parents strive to support their children with the best parenting practices, both teachers and parents often find themselves struggling to reconcile conflicts that can result in hostility, defensiveness, and communication breakdowns. In addition, negative public constructions of parents perpetuate this dilemma, particularly for those parents who are already marginalized through poverty or language barriers. Working from research in three key areas-parent development and skills, social and historical family influences, and parent-school relationships-educator (and parent) Gwen L. Rudney offers teachers: Useful interpretations of parent beliefs and actions Compelling insight into what parents expect from teachers Key ideas that characterize the struggles that parents face while raising children Practical strategies designed to lead to community, trust-building, collaboration, gratitude, and friendship with parents Straightforward chapters offer teachers everything from theory to commonsense strategies for working with parents to improve life and learning for all children. |
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I grew in southern California , where I attended ( and later taught in ) schools rich in diversity . I was an only child , and both my parents worked . I am Lutheran , but my parents did not attend church while I was growing up .
I grew in southern California , where I attended ( and later taught in ) schools rich in diversity . I was an only child , and both my parents worked . I am Lutheran , but my parents did not attend church while I was growing up .
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Next , the teachers ask that parents spend more time with the children , ask about and supervise homework , and attend parent - teacher conferences and other school events . Teachers want more involvement , but many dislike what they ...
Next , the teachers ask that parents spend more time with the children , ask about and supervise homework , and attend parent - teacher conferences and other school events . Teachers want more involvement , but many dislike what they ...
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They should think about and attend to indi- vidual and cultural differences ( while being careful not to overgeneralize ) . They should be grateful when parents come to school and appreciative of other efforts that parents make .
They should think about and attend to indi- vidual and cultural differences ( while being careful not to overgeneralize ) . They should be grateful when parents come to school and appreciative of other efforts that parents make .
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Contents
So Whats the Problem? | 8 |
The Kids Have a Role | 14 |
Helping Parents Who Have Special Struggles | 23 |
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| Title | Every Teacher's Guide to Working With Parents |
| Author | Gwen L. Rudney |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications, 2005 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 17 Dec 2009 |
| ISBN | 1412917743, 9781412917742 |
| Length | 107 pages |
| Subjects | › › Education / General Education / Parent Participation Education / Special Education / General |
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