Getting Parents on Board Partnering to Increase Math and Literacy Achievement, K–5

Learn how to work more effectively with K?5 parents to increase student achievement in math and literacy. Research shows that parent involvement in schools leads to higher test scores and more engaged and enthusiastic students, but it isn?t always easy for teachers to bridge the gap between the home and the school. This insightful book provides helpful, research-based strategies to foster meaningful home?school partnerships and overcome the challenges teachers often face when trying to build relationships with parents. You?ll learn new ways to:

• Promote parent involvement at home and school;
• Share specific math and literacy strategies with parents to reinforce children?s learning;
• Plan and organize effective parent conferences that foster true dialogue about a child?s education;
• Communicate with parents about what you?re teaching and how you?re teaching it, so they can actively contribute to their child?s learning at home;
• Develop family nights and workshops to get parents involved in learning at school;
• Recommend games, activities, and projects that parents can use at home to help their children practice math and literacy skills;
• And much more!

Each chapter is full of practical tools such as Common Core-aligned strategies, useful resources for parents, and sample parent letters that you can use to increase and improve your home?school communications.

Bonus: Additional parent letters on a variety of topics are available on our website, www.routledge.com/ 9781138998698, to help you keep parents connected throughout the year.

eResources

Introduction

PART I. Parents and Teachers Working Together

Chapter 1

Why Parent Involvement Matters

Chapter 2

The Teacher’s Role in Parent Involvement

PART II Involving Parents in Their Children’s Learning

Chapter 3

Communicating With Parents Face to Face

Chapter 4

Other Methods of Communication

Chapter 5

Inviting Parents into the Classroom

PART III Involving Parents in Supporting Language Arts

Chapter 6

Supporting Parents In Read-Alouds and Other Forms of Home Reading

Chapter 7

Building Foundational Knowledge in Literacy at Home

Chapter 8

Fostering Reading Comprehension

Chapter 9

Supporting Writing Development

Chapter 10

Building Children’s Vocabulary

PART IV Involving Parents in Supporting Mathematics

Chapter 11

Thinking and Talking about Math

Chapter 12

Foundational Knowledge in Mathematics

Chapter 13

Supporting Children’s Developing Number Sense in Grades 1-3

Chapter 14

Supporting Growth of Number Sense in Grades 3-5

Chapter 15

Supporting Understanding of Fractions

Final Thoughts

References

Alisa Hindin is Associate Professor of Educational Studies at Seton Hall University, where she specializes in literacy instruction and development.

Mary Mueller is Associate Professor of Educational Studies at Seton Hall University, where she specializes in mathematics education.