Family Involvement in Early Childhood Education: Research into Practice

Download or read book Family Involvement in Early Childhood Education: Research into Practice written by Jennifer Prior and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2006-10-10 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text describes the current and ongoing research related to the important benefits of parent and family involvement to student achievement and provides practical ideas and specific activities for preservice and inservice teachers to assist them in getting families involved in their children's education. Designed for familes and teachers of infants, toddlers, and school age children, the text includes ideas and specific activities for instant use by classroom teachers. Special features of the text include plans for implementing a family involvement program; sample ideas and activities for involving fathers; and sample newsletters and activities for at-home involvement. The review questions, highlighted key terminology, and chapter exercises encourage meaningful reflection and reinforce key concepts. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.