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	Promising Practices for Teachers to Engage with Families of English Language Learners Edited by: Diana Hiatt-Michael, Pepperdine University ORDER ONLINE Paperback $39.99 ISBN: 978-1-59311-660-6 Hardcover $73.99 ISBN: 978-1-59311-661-3 We use Paypal for online orders. Click here for more information about ordering from IAP. RELATED TITLES Promising Practices Connecting Schools to Families of Children with Special Needs Promising Practices for Family Involvement in Schooling Across the Continents Promising Practices for Family Involvement in Schools Promising Practices to Connect Schools with the Community Promising Practices for Partnering with Families in the Early Years RELATED CATEGORIES > Social Context of Education 2007. A volume in the series: Family School Community Partnership Issues. Series Editor(s): Diana Hiatt-Michael, Pepperdine University Search inside this book: The monograph Promising Practices for Teachers to Engage with Families of English Language Learners provides practical activities, communication skills, events, resources, and policies to work with families who are English language learners. This book is primarily targeted toward preservice and novice teachers who are searching for ways to connect with families from diverse cultures and varying proficiency levels in English. However, the contents contain an array of practices that are useful for teachers at all levels, parents, other educator groups, and administrators. CONTENTS: Acknowledgments. Engaging English Language Learner Families as Partners, Diana Hiatt-Michael. Building Meaningful Relationships: Caring and Respect, Chris Ferguson. Developing an Understanding of Families and the Community, Reyna García Ramos. Reaching Out from the Classroom to the Families, Diana B. Hiatt-Michael and Linda Purrington. Making Your Classroom Parent-Friendly to Families of English Language Learners, Hsiu-Zu Ho, Kathy R. Fox and Margarita Gonzalez. Providing Culturally Sensitive Parent Education Programs, Margarita Gonzalez, Hsiu-Zu Ho and Kathy R. Fox. Engaging Parents as Leaders in Schools with ELLS, Judith Munter, Josefina Tinajero and Antonio del Campo. About the Contributors.