Darcy J. Hutchins – författare

This is a must-have, research-based guide for all schools serving culturally diverse elementary and middle grade students and their communities. It's filled with fun, practical, highly effective strategies for raising awareness and engaging all families in their children's education — a sure path toward increased student success! Get detailed examples and step-by-step guidelines for implementing successful...Multicultural Family NightsWorkshops for ParentsCurriculum ConnectionsMuch of the reproducible material is also provided in Spanish - giving educators an even broader reach!

Host family reading nights at your school! These events promote literacy outside of the classroom and encourage families to get involved in their children’s achievement. They also build relationships among educators, families, and community partners. This practical book is full of step-by-step guidelines and reproducible activities to help you bring family reading nights to life in your own school or district.

Special Features:

The book is organized by month of the school year, so you can quickly find activities that meet your needs

Each activity is easy to implement and includes a page of instructions for teacher-leaders and an activity page for families

An appendix provides all of the forms you need to get your Family Reading Night started, including invitations and registration sheets

All of the family activities can be photocopied or downloaded for free from our website, www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138021471, so that you can print and distribute them during your event

This enhanced second edition includes connections to the Common Core State Standards for reading. It also features a special new appendix with all of the family activities translated into Spanish, to help more families get involved!

Host family reading nights at your school! These events promote literacy outside of the classroom and encourage families to get involved in their children’s achievement. They also build relationships among educators, families, and community partners. This practical book is full of step-by-step guidelines and reproducible activities to help you bring family reading nights to life in your own school or district.

Special Features:

The book is organized by month of the school year, so you can quickly find activities that meet your needs

Each activity is easy to implement and includes a page of instructions for teacher-leaders and an activity page for families

An appendix provides all of the forms you need to get your Family Reading Night started, including invitations and registration sheets

All of the family activities can be photocopied or downloaded for free from our website, www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138021471, so that you can print and distribute them during your event

This enhanced second edition includes connections to the Common Core State Standards for reading. It also features a special new appendix with all of the family activities translated into Spanish, to help more families get involved!

This is a must-have, research-based guide for all schools serving culturally diverse elementary and middle grade students and their communities. It''s filled with fun, practical, highly effective strategies for raising awareness and engaging all families in their children''s education — a sure path toward increased student success! Get detailed examples and step-by-step guidelines for implementing successful...

Multicultural Family Nights Workshops for Parents Curriculum Connections

Much of the reproducible material is also provided in Spanish - giving educators an even broader reach!

This is a must-have, research-based guide for all schools serving culturally diverse elementary and middle grade students and their communities. It''s filled with fun, practical, highly effective strategies for raising awareness and engaging all families in their children''s education — a sure path toward increased student success! Get detailed examples and step-by-step guidelines for implementing successful...

Multicultural Family Nights Workshops for Parents Curriculum Connections

Much of the reproducible material is also provided in Spanish - giving educators an even broader reach!