Gail, thanks for forwarding these summaries and urls. 

 

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From: familyliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov
[mailto:familyliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Gail Price
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 9:45 AM
To: Family Literacy Discussion List
Subject: [FamilyLiteracy 424] Connecting With Parents

 

Two articles on parental involvement appeared in yesterday's ASCD Brief.
The first offers some practical tips for schools in how to increase
parent involvement. Welcoming complainers gives a bit of a spin to the
idea of complaining parents and surely the principal mentioned in Number
5 deserves kudos for going above and beyond.

 

The second article reflects on a report titled It Takes a Parent:
Transforming Education in the Wake of the No Child Left Behind Act. If
you have not read the report, you can access it below by clicking on the
word "study." 

 

 

 

Ten ways schools can better connect with parents 

Washington Post education writer Jay Mathews culls 10 tips from
educators and parents on how schools can forge better relationships with
parents. They include: Ditch confusing educational terms, involve
complainers and hire school leaders who know how to listen and talk to
parents.   The Washington Post
<http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eGsIejgoBXqZcYfCqNbtefsg>  (free
registration) (10/17) 

 

 

Study: Schools fall short in parental outreach: Schools are failing on
several fronts to communicate to parents the information they need under
NCLB or involve them in school activities, reports a recent study
<http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eGsIejgoBXqZdkfCqNbtePDz>  by the
public-interest law network Appleseed.   The Washington Post
<http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eGsIejgoBXqZdwfCqNbtgUlA>  (free
registration) (10/17) 

 

Gail J. Price

Multimedia Specialist

National Center for Family Literacy

325 West Main Street, Suite 300

Louisville, KY 40205

 

Phone: 502 584-1133, ext. 112

Fax: 502 584-0172





 

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