Teachers and Families Working Together by Deborah Diffily

Teachers and Families Working Together by Deborah Diffily

Teachers and Families Working Together is a concise resource that details what teachers need to know to be effective in working with the families of young children. Chapters detail the benefits of family involvement for families, teachers, and especially children. Using the voices of many family members and teachers, this book describes diverse family types and cultures, and gives specific strategies teachers can use to involve family members and the community in the life of a class or school. The family involvement strategies are divided into written communication, shared time, and other ways to involve families. Strategies are practical, and based on the experiences of experiences early childhood educations.

Diffily, Deborah: - Deborah Diffily is an assistant professor of Early Childhood Education at Southern Methodist University. As a former kindergarten and first-grade teacher, Deborah shares both theory and personal experiences in presentations, articles, and books. Her primary areas of interest are supporting children's development in reading, writing, and science; project-based learning; and working with families.

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ISBN 13	9780205376100
ISBN 10	020537610X
Title	Teachers and Families Working Together
Author	Deborah Diffily
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pearson Education (US)
Year published	2004-01-14
Number of pages	192
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