Quick and Easy Ways to Connect with Students and Their Parents: Improving Student Achievement Through Parent Involvement, Grades K-8

by Diane Mierzwik (2004, Corwin Press, 27.95)
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This book provides strategies to enrich the classroom environment, motivate students, and improve communicationwith parents. Supplying numerous sample forms, documents, and letters that teachers can use or adapt for their own purposes, author Diane Mierzwik offers simple, classroom-tested methods for building relationships with students and their parents. [8.5" x 11"...152 pages]

Organizing Parent Groups: A Structured Approach to Parent Involvement

by Gary Wilson (2001, Humanics, 18.95)
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There is one factor that is consistent in every study of student learning—parent involvement. The more you can get parents involved at your school, the more your students will become successful learners. And when they become successful learners, they will experience fewer severe problems. It’s just that simple. [8.5" x 11"...110 pages]

Classroom Volunteers: Uh-Oh! or Right On!

by Joanne Wachter (1999, Corwin Press, 24.95)
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If you don't have a plan of action, you may find volunteers more of a hindrance than a help. This book will provide the information you need in order to have outstanding volunteers in your school. What's more, it will show how to make your volunteers feel useful and committed. [8.5" x 11"...96 pages]

Activities for Parent Groups: Structured Developmental Activities for Parent Groups

by James Vopat (1998, Humanics, 18.95)
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These motivating activities will empower parents to play a vital role in your school. The structured exercises are innovative and facilitate teamwork within the parent group. Tips on decision-making, conflict resolution, leadership skills, and meeting procedures will help any parent group become enjoyable and successful. Grades K-12. [8.5" x 11"...120 pages]

More Than Bake Sales: The Resource Guide to Family Involvement in Education

by James Vopat (1998, Stenhouse, 22.95)
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Details proven ways of increasing parent involvement. Includes all the resource materials you will need to get started. With illustrative examples from a variety of elementary and middle schools, the opportunities for family-school collaboration include: over two dozen curriculum-based parent workshops in writing, reading, family and community history, ecology, education standards, communication techniques, leadership strategies, and much more. [7.5" x 9.5"...147 pages]

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