Building Stronger Parent Engagement In Schools
Recommended Books on Parent Engagement
Engaging parents and families in their children’s education is a cornerstone of successful schools. To help schools and educators strengthen their parent engagement initiatives, we’ve compiled a list of recommended books that provide valuable insights, strategies, and guidance.
Whether you’re looking to improve communication with families, involve parents in decision-making, or create a more inclusive school environment, these books offer a wealth of knowledge.
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Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family-School Partnerships
This comprehensive guide offers practical strategies for building effective family-school partnerships. By Anne T. Henderson, Karen L. Mapp, Vivian R. Johnson, and Don Davies
The Power Parents: A Critical Perspective of Bicultural Parent Involvement in Public Schools
Explores engaging diverse parent populations effectively and offers critical insights. By Nancy López.
School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Preparing Educators and Improving Schools”
A comprehensive resource that provides guidance on creating and sustaining solid school-family-community partnerships. By Joyce L. Epstein, Mavis G. Sanders, Steven B. Sheldon, et al.
Home-School Relations: Working Successfully with Parents and Families
Focuses on effective communication and collaboration between schools and families. By Glenn W. Olsen
Engaging Parents as Literacy Partners
A Reproducible Toolkit With Parent How-to Pages, Recordkeeping Forms, and Everything You Need to Engage Parents and Families. By Maria C. Paredes, M. Isabel Medina, and Elise Castillo
Home, School, and Community Collaboration: Culturally Responsive Family Engagement
Discusses culturally responsive strategies for building family engagement. By Kathy B. Grant and Julie A. Ray.
Parents and Schools Together: Blueprint for Success with Urban Youth
Offers a blueprint for creating strong partnerships in urban school settings. By William H. Parrett and Kathleen M. Budge.
Engage Every Family: Five Simple Principles
A pathway and process to engage every family on the journey toward improved student learning, including the traditionally disengaged. By Steven Constantino (Author), Elliot Schiff (Narrator), Corwin (Publisher)
Everyone Wins!: The Evidence for Family-School Partnerships and Implications for Practice
Everyone wins! In this easy-to-use guide, a Harvard-based team uses the latest research to help teachers, administrators, and FACE coordinators design and implement programs wisely and with confidence that all students will benefit. By Karen L. Mapp (Author), Anne Henderson (Author), Stephany Cuevas (Author), Martha Franco (Author), Suzanna Ewert (Author)
Books to engage parents of English Learners
Partnering with Immigrant Communities: Action Through Literacy
Explores the importance of community partnerships in supporting English learners and their families. By Gerald Campano, María Paula Ghiso, and Bethany J. Welch.
