CONTENTS
Foreward. Acknowledgements. SECTION I: CONCEPTUALIZING FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME (OST). Engaging Families in Out-of-School-Time Programs, Suzanne M. Bouffard, Kelly L. O’Connell, Helen Westmoreland, and Priscilla M. Little. A Typology of Family Engagement in Youth Development Settings, Holly Kreider and Shayna Cunningham. Developmental Assets as a Framework for Engaging Families in Out-of-School Time, Andrew Schneider-Muñoz. SECTION II: FAMILIES’ SELECTION OF AND ADVOCACY THROUGH OST PROGRAMS. The Role of Parents in Students’ Structured and Unstructured Out-of-School-Time Activities, Amanda Sommerfeld. Faith-Based Out-of-School-time Opportunities: Impacts of Faith-Based Initiatives on Children and Families, S. Russell Vaden. Empowering Families to Guide and Advocate for Their Child’s Education: Lessons From the Higher Achievement Program, Richard A. Tagle. SECTION III: USING OST TO HELP FAMILIES SUPPORT CHILDREN’S LEARNING PROCESS. Engaging Families in Student Homework: Action Steps for Educators, Frances L. Van Voorhis. Promoting Language and Literacy Outcomes Through Shared Reading at Home, Holly Kreider, Georganne Morin, Gabrielle E. Miller, and Angie Bush. SECTION IV: REACHING FAMILIES THROUGH NONTRADITIONAL OST SETTINGS AND PARTNERSHIPS. Family Engagement in Health Clinics, Kathryn Nakagawa, Martha Cocchiarella, Emily Earl, Stacy Moreno, and Rebecca Birr. It Takes a Village: Community Schools and Family Engagement, Michael P. Evans and Darlene Kamine. Developing University and Community Partnerships That Support Family Engagement in Out-of-School Time Settings, Barbara C. Jentleson. List of Contributors.