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Reaching Out
Kyle, Diane W.; McIntyre, Ellen; Miller, Karen B.; Moore, Gayle H.
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Description for Reaching Out
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
Too often, today’s student feels alienated from school, and learning suffers as a result. Developing a relationship with the family can provide the missing link in the educational chain. Reaching Out is an invaluable resource for compassionate educators interested in building strong relationships with their students’ families.
A dynamic team of teachers and teacher educators have combined their first-hand experience and in-depth research in this essential guidebook. By involving the entire family in the educational experience, teachers can bridge the gap separating home and school and help produce happier, healthier, and smarter kids.
Highlights include:
-Building trust with families
-Communicating in positive ways with students’ families
-Implementing family workshops
-Involving families through innovative homework ideas
Based on a five-year study, the information will be particularly helpful for teachers whose classrooms reflect a diverse student population. By incorporating these concepts and techniques, you not only enhance the learning experience you also help your students to be more compassionate and excited about school.
A dynamic team of teachers and teacher educators have combined their first-hand experience and in-depth research in this essential guidebook. By involving the entire family in the educational experience, teachers can bridge the gap separating home and school and help produce happier, healthier, and smarter kids.
Highlights include:
-Building trust with families
-Communicating in positive ways with students’ families
-Implementing family workshops
-Involving families through innovative homework ideas
Based on a five-year study, the information will be particularly helpful for teachers whose classrooms reflect a diverse student population. By incorporating these concepts and techniques, you not only enhance the learning experience you also help your students to be more compassionate and excited about school.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781632205667
SKU
V9781632205667
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Kyle, Diane W.; McIntyre, Ellen; Miller, Karen B.; Moore, Gayle H.
Diane W. Kyle: Diane W. Kyle is a professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Louisville. She codirected with Ellen McIntyre a research project, Children’s Academic Development in Nongraded Primary Programs,” funded by the Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence (CREDE) at the University of California at Santa Cruz. She lives in Louisville, KY. Ellen McIntyre: Ellen McIntyre is a literacy professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Louisville, where she teaches courses on literacy research and instruction and studies children’s development in light of instructional contexts. She also codirected with Diane Kyle a research project, Children’s Academic Development in Nongraded Primary Programs,” funded by the Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence (CREDE) at the University of California at Santa Cruz. She lives in Louisville, KY. Karen B. Miller: Karen B. Miller has taught elementary school for more than twenty years in grades 14. She currently teaches at Roby Elementary in Bullitt County, Kentucky. She lives in Shepherdsville, KY. Gayle H. Moore: Gayle H. Moore recently retired after teaching elementary school for thirty-one years at grades K8, including nine years in the nongraded primary program at LaGrange Elementary in Oldham County, Kentucky. She lives in La Grange, KY.
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