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Direct linkBarone, Diane – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2011
This article focuses on a parent literacy project that included shared reading and how to support this strategy with families who have a home language other than English and live in poverty circumstances. Literature about the importance of shared reading to children's literacy development is shared in tandem with the importance of building parent…
Descriptors: Poverty, Parents, Emergent Literacy, Economically Disadvantaged
Sanchez, Claudia; Walsh, Bridget A.; Rose, Katherine Kensinger – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 2011
Early childhood educators are always looking for accessible, easy-to-use strategies to enhance communication with families. Technology innovations have the potential to enhance and create more meaningful school and home communication that involves families and encourages them to support their children's learning at home. Effective technological…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Family Involvement, Family School Relationship, Technology Uses in Education
Dockett, Sue; Perry, Bob; Kearney, Emma – Exceptionality Education International, 2011
The transition to school is a time of change and expectation for children, families, and communities. It is also a time when a range of factors--both within and outside the family--influence educational experiences and outcomes. This paper reports the experiences and expectations of 24 Australian families as their children with special needs…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Needs Students, Parent Role, Family Programs
King, Keith A.; Vidourek, Rebecca A. – Prevention Researcher, 2011
Research indicates that family connectedness is the leading protective factor against youth involvement in alcohol and other drug use. A vital component to building positive family connections is effective parent-child communication. This article discusses the importance of building positive parent-child communication skills and provides practical…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Family Relationship, Adolescents, Parents
Rouse, Liz – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2012
Family-centred practice has been included in the Victoria, Australia Early Years Learning and Development Framework as a key practice principle for professionals working across all early years programs in that state. While this model of partnership for engaging and collaborating with families has long been used in the early intervention sector,…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Early Childhood Education, Self Efficacy, Foreign Countries
Mushett, Travis – Exceptional Parent, 2009
This article reflects on the story of the Lambacks. Lantz Lamback is a gold medalist in the S7 cerebral palsy classification at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. Lantz can look intimidating; however, he is gentle and courteous. His family has been an important factor in Lantz's swimming career. For the Lambacks, Lantz's swimming is a family…
Descriptors: Aquatic Sports, Cerebral Palsy, Parent Child Relationship, Fathers
Mick, Eric; Todorov, Alexandre; Smalley, Susan; Hu, Xiaolan; Loo, Sandra; Todd, Richard D.; Biederman, Joseph; Byrne, Deirdre; Dechairo, Bryan; Guiney, Allan; McCracken, James; McGough, James; Nelson, Stanley F.; Reiersen, Angela M.; Wilens, Timothy E.; Wozniak, Janet; Neale, Benjamin M.; Faraone, Stephen V. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2010
Objective: Genes likely play a substantial role in the etiology of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, the genetic architecture of the disorder is unknown, and prior genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have not identified a genome-wide significant association. We have conducted a third, independent, multisite GWAS of…
Descriptors: Evidence, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Quality Control, Genetics
Padak, Nancy; Rasinski, Timothy V. – Reading Teacher, 2010
In this article, the authors offer small changes in home-school relationships that can make a big difference in family involvement in schools. The ideas they offer in this article are neither time-consuming nor terribly complex. Some ideas can easily be implemented by a single teacher, whereas others may be more efficiently completed by committees…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Family Involvement, School Personnel, Educational Environment
Protheroe, Nancy – Principal, 2010
It is clear that family support for students' education is important, but it is also an aspect of educators' work that can be frustrating when repeated efforts to engage families do not seem to pay off in high levels of engagement. In this article, the author takes a few steps back and looks at some important topics related to family involvement.…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Parent Participation, Family Involvement, Family School Relationship
McVey, Richard – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2010
I have been delivering the flexible family work approaches outlined in this supplement at Aquarius for the past 8 years. Aquarius is an English Midlands-based addictions charity working with people who have problems with alcohol, drugs, or gambling and supporting their family members/concerned others. I have been a practitioner participating in…
Descriptors: Family Influence, Barriers, Action Research, Foreign Countries
Pang, Yanhui – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2010
The transfer from an early intervention system to a program for a 3-year-old is a critical event that not only brings opportunities but also presents challenges to children and their families. In order to help families handle these transition related issues, professionals should collect authentic data about family concerns, needs, and expectations…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Young Children, Test Selection, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Download full textMurray, Becky L.; Holt, Carleton R. – Education Leadership Review of Doctoral Research, 2014
The purpose of this study was to explore the elements of the alternative education experience significant to successful completion of the program. This phenomenological paradigm provided the framework for all aspects of the qualitative study. Students, parents, administrators, and staff members of two alternative programs in the southeast Kansas…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Nontraditional Education, Educational Experience, Qualitative Research
Quiñones, Sandra; Kiyama, Judy Marquez – School Community Journal, 2014
A community-based, multisite study using mixed methods examined the experiences and perspectives of Latino students and families in a low performing urban school district in New York State. This research project was spearheaded by a Latino Education Task Force which brought together multiple stakeholders in a collaborative effort to counteract…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Fathers, Parent Role, Parent School Relationship
O'Donnell, Julie; Kirkner, Sandra L. – School Community Journal, 2014
Latino families highly value education and are committed to their children's educational success; however, Latino students often experience educational challenges. Well-designed family involvement programs can encourage Latino families, especially new immigrants or monolingual Spanish-speakers, to increase their involvement resulting in positive…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Hispanic American Students, Family Involvement, Low Income Groups
Eberhart, Linda; Barnes, Tara – Abell Foundation, 2014
The community of East Lake, home to Charles R. Drew Charter School (Drew), is 6 miles from downtown Atlanta. In 1995, crime in East Lake was 19 times higher than the national average. Now, violent crime is down 95 percent. In 1995, 88 percent of residents were unemployed. Now, only 5 percent receive welfare. In 1995, just 5 percent of fifth…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Urban Schools, Elementary Schools, Educational Facilities Improvement
