Book : Families, Schools, And Communities Building...

-Titulo Original : Families, Schools, And Communities Building Partnerships For Educating Children

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Pearson

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A comprehensive guide for teachers to establish collaborative relationships with parents/families and the larger community. Families, Schools, and Communities: Building Partnerships for Educating Children offers pre-service educators practical guidance to establish strong links with families and the larger community that focus on making the learning experience more productive and more positive for all concerned. It gives school teachers, child care teachers, and other professionals the understanding and tools they need to work with family and community members to give children a rich education. This new edition helps students to develop a firm understanding of the context of children’s and their families’ lives, includes a number of outstanding pedagogical features designed to ensure teaching and learning success, and addresses and highlights areas of critical importance in education today. Also available with the Enhanced Pearson eTextThe Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content with embedded videos and self-check quizzes. Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; the Enhanced Pearson eText does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with the Enhanced Pearson eText, ask your instructor to confirm the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.If you would like to purchase both the physical text and the Enhanced Pearson eText, search for: 0134747364 / 9780134747361 Families, Schools, and Communities: Building Partnerships for Educating Children with Enhanced Pearson eText-- Access Card Package Package consists of: 013474778X / 9780134747781 Families, Schools, and Communities: Building Partnerships for Educating Children -- Access Card 013474781X / 9780134747811 Families, Schools, and Communities: Building Partnerships for Educating Children From the Back Cover For teacher candidates as well as experienced educators who are preparing to work with young children in a school or community setting. Families, Schools, and Communities: Building Partnerships for Educating Children examines the daily lives of children and social-cultural framework in America into which education and development must fit helping readers develop a firm understanding of the context of children’s lives as well as the lives of their caregivers. Filled with new and updated special features, enhanced coverage of hot topics in education, and a new chapter on fostering collaborative communication, the 7th Edition prepares pre-service teachers to develop strong ties with children’s communities and families. Also available with the Enhanced Pearson eText The Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content with embedded videos and self-check quizzes. Learn more at About the Author Patricia Scully has worked in the field of early childhood education in a variety of roles for over 45 years. In addition to teaching in child-care and elementary school settings, she has worked as a child-care center director and as education director of several nonprofit agencies. Dr. Scully is an associate professor at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, where she directs the early childhood program. Her areas of expertise include early literacy, relaxation and stress reduction for children and teachers, and parent and community involvement in education. Michele L. Stites is an assistant professor in the Department of Education at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). For ten years, Dr. Stites was a classroom teacher (K 5 and special education), and taught in a number of regions throughout the United States. Prior to her appointment at UMBC, Dr. Stites served as the Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) specialist for a large scho