TY - BOOK AU - Gestwicki, Carol TI - Home, school and community relations SN - 978-1-439-4621-0 AV - 372.119 G33h PY - 2010/// CY - Beltmon, CA PB - Wadsworth, Cengage Learning KW - Home and school KW - United States KW - Textbooks KW - Parent-teacher relationships N1 - Includes index N2 - Introduction to families -- A day with two families: diversity of experience -- Families today -- Parenting -- Teacher-family partnerships in early education -- What is family involvement? -- Benefits of teacher-family partnerships for children, parents and teachers -- Potential barriers to teacher-family partnerships -- Foundations of a successful partnership -- Methods for developing partnerships -- At the beginning with parents and children -- Informal communication with families -- Parent-teacher conferences -- Home visits with parents and children -- Families in the classroom -- Parent education -- It takes a village: teachers, families, and communities -- Making a partnership work -- Working with families from diverse backgrounds -- Working with families in particular circumstances -- Working to resolve challenging attitudes and behaviors ER -