Keeping Kids Reading: What Schools, Families and Communities Can Do Together
Schools work hard to build reading momentum during the year, but many students return in the fall behind…
Teacher-Family Collaboration: Key Strategies for a Successful School Year Ahead
The relationships that teachers build with their students and families provide the golden moments of teaching.
Understanding Family Engagement: Unraveling the Difference between Teachers and Parents
Discover the intriguing perception gap between teachers and parents when it comes to family involvement in education.
How Family Engagement Boosts Student Reading Proficiency
Teachers are experts in instruction, families are experts on their children — and when they partner, everyone benefits.
Combating Summer Slide: Reading Solutions for Summer Break
Family engagement, a critical component in elementary-grades literacy at any time of year, can make an even bigger…
The Impact of Strong Family-Educator Partnerships in Reading Proficiency
Explore how to enhance the development of literacy skills in children from under-resourced groups.
Collaboration made simple: the power of family-teacher partnerships with FELAs
Discover the power of a Family-Educator Learning Accelerator, where parents and teachers team up to help kids reach…
Partnering with families to close the literacy gap: the importance of family workshops
In this post, educator Shelly Sanchez defines what family workshops are and provides some tips to incentivize and…
Four ways to partner with families to celebrate Poetry Month
Here are four simple ways teachers can partner with families to celebrate National Poetry Month and foster a…
Three ways to involve families in their child’s learning
To increase student achievement, it’s important to not just focus on what happens at school.