Reaching Out

Diane W. Kyle is a professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Louisville. She has coauthored Reaching Out: A K-8 Resource for Connecting Schools and Families and Reflective Teaching for Student Empowerment: Elementary Curriculum and Methods, coedited Creating Nongraded Primary Classrooms: Teachers' Stories and Lessons Learned, and pub­lished in such journals as Language Arts, Peabody Journal of Education, Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, Education & Equity, Teaching Children Mathematics, and Elementary School Journal. Her most recent project, co­directed with Ellen McIntyre, is "Sheltered Instruction and Family Involvement: An Approach to Raising Achievement of LEP Students," funded by the US Department of Education. She also codirected with Ellen McIntyre a research project, "Children's Academic Development in Nongraded Primary Programs," funded by the Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence (CREDE) at the University of California at Santa Cruz.

Reaching Out is an invaluable resource for compassionate educators interested in building strong relationships with their students' families.

Foreword - Roland G. TharpPreface AcknowledgmentsAbout the Authors1. Connecting With Families2. Building Trusting Relationships3. Strategies for Enhancing Communication4. Building Effective Partnerships Through Family Workshops5. Reaching Out Through Family Visits6. Modifying Instructional Practices to Increase Family Involvement7. Involving Families in HomeworkConclusionResource A: Books of Interest to Elementary Students and Their FamiliesResource B: Books of Interest to Middle School Students and Their FamiliesReferencesIndex