Working with Families
Adults and Children Learning Together
Author(s): Pam Hanna (click on the author's name for more titles)
Through the use of many colourful and interesting stories and examples, this book makes a very persuasive case for looking carefully and listening sensitively to children as a basis for planning. Relevant to both centre-based and family day care settings, in both Australia and New Zealand, it gives new meaning to the idea of 'starting with the child'.
Written for educators who are focussed on, and proactive about extending young children's learning.
RRP $39.95 | Discount price: $19.95 | You save 50%
Family - Friendly Communication for Early Childhood Programs
Author(s): Deborah Diffily, Kathy Morrison (click on the author's name for more titles)
This resource offers 93 brief messages for parents on topics ranging from biting to developing children’s literacy—all ready for teachers to tailor to their individual programs’ needs or to use as is to strengthen communication between programs and families.
RRP $35.95
From Parents to Partners
Building a Family-Centered Early Childhood ProgramAuthor(s): Janis Keyser (click on the author's name for more titles)
Partnership with parents is an essential factor in any successful early childhood program. With the family centered model as its basis, From Parents to Partners explores the reasons and methods for developing ongoing partnerships with parents and other family members of children in child care settings. It provides the tools and strategies needed to build the communication and support networks within which these partnerships thrive.
RRP $67.95
Making Links
A Collaborative Approach to Planning and Practice in Early Childhood ServicesAuthor(s): Anne Stonehouse, Janet Gonzalez-Mena (click on the author's name for more titles)
Written by two highly regarded early chilhood professionals, this collaborative approach focuses on what you need to know about children, how you translate that information into plans and practice in programs, and ways to engage parents in the process.
RRP $49.95
Making Links Parent Partner
A Guide for Parents About What Matters in Early Childhood ServicesAuthor(s): Anne Stonehouse, Janet Gonzalez-Mena (click on the author's name for more titles)
The information in this book is intended to assist parents to collaborate and work in partnership with child care professionals and to help parents understand what the early childhood service is trying to achieve. It makes clear the rights and responsibilities of parents and early childhood professional and reinforces the role of parents as advocates for their child and for early childhood services.
RRP $3.50
Parent Newsletter, The
A Complete Guide for Early Childhood ProfessionalsAuthor(s): Sylvia Reichel (click on the author's name for more titles)
Written by a trusted educator with years of experience, The Parent Newsletter is a practical how-to guide that will steer you step-by-step through the process of creating and implementing a newsletter to parents. From advice on writing effective articles to design and layout suggestions to scheduling and distribution, this unique resource is designed for you. All you need are a few hours and a simple word-processing program.
RRP $39.95
Parent-Friendly Early Learning
Tips and Strategies for Working Well with FamiliesAuthor(s): Julie Powers (click on the author's name for more titles)
Written for beginning teachers and directors as well as seasoned professionals, this is the perfect resource for anyone genuinely interested in working with-not just for-parents. Detailed real-life scenarios in each chapter will help you create a climate of partnership, understand the background for each issue, avoid problems, and handle any conflict that does happen. The user-friendly format allows you to start with the issues that are most pressing to you.
RRP $51.95
Partnering With Parents
31 Easy Programs to Involve Parents in the Early Learning ProcessAuthor(s): Robert Rockwell, Janet Rockwell Kniepkamp (click on the author's name for more titles)
This innovative book makes it easy for teachers to communicate to parents about what their children are learning and engage them in the learning process. Offering a complete plan for every meeting, Partnering With Parents takes the worry out of parent-teacher communication, with meeting plans for all curriculum areas, helpful tips, and strategies, and easy ways to make the connection between home and school.
RRP $67.95
Respecting Diversity:
Articulating Early Childhood PracticeAuthor(s): Carmel Richardson (click on the author's name for more titles)
Respecting diversity: Articulating early childhood practice will help you identify some ways in which early childhood educators can talk about their practice with families: Throughout the book, scenarios are presented as examples of everyday practice and the discussion that follows provides information about how teaching, or pedagogy, can be understood and then discussed.
RRP $15.95
Spotlight on Young Children and Families
Author(s): Derry Koralek (click on the author's name for more titles)
In this collection of articles from Young Children and Beyond the Journal, the authors address topics such as sharing the care of infants and toddlers, acknowledging culture and promoting inclusion, conferencing with families, and helping to support learning at home.
RRP $34.95
Winning Ways for Early Childhood Professionals: Partnering with Families Set of Three Books
Author(s): Gigi Schweikert (click on the author's name for more titles)
This resource addresses the realities of working with families and provides effective steps to help you initiate and maintain efforts as you build mutually respectful relationships in your program. Filled with self-assessments, tips, sample letters and forms, and reflection questions to optimize your knowledge, this book will help you collaborate with families to provide better care for children and their parents. Each set comprises three copies of the same title.
RRP $44.95
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