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    This document discusses the importance of family engagement in education and provides strategies to promote engagement. It states that engaging families as partners is essential to student success and creates a connection between home and school. Some key ways to promote engagement mentioned include providing opportunities for involvement, building trust and relationships, creating an inclusive environment, and using strategies like surveys, communication folders, classroom visits, and shared activities to include families. The goal of engagement is to gain partners rather than serve clients. When families feel connected to the school, children are more likely to do well academically and socially.

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    This document discusses the importance of family engagement in education and provides strategies to promote engagement. It states that engaging families as partners is essential to student success and creates a connection between home and school. Some key ways to promote engagement mentioned include providing opportunities for involvement, building trust and relationships, creating an inclusive environment, and using strategies like surveys, communication folders, classroom visits, and shared activities to include families. The goal of engagement is to gain partners rather than serve clients. When families feel connected to the school, children are more likely to do well academically and socially.

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    This document discusses the importance of family engagement in education and provides strategies to promote engagement. It states that engaging families as partners is essential to student success and creates a connection between home and school. Some key ways to promote engagement mentioned include providing opportunities for involvement, building trust and relationships, creating an inclusive environment, and using strategies like surveys, communication folders, classroom visits, and shared activities to include families. The goal of engagement is to gain partners rather than serve clients. When families feel connected to the school, children are more likely to do well academically and socially.

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    Family Engagement

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    This document discusses the importance of family engagement in education and provides strategies to promote engagement. It states that engaging families as partners is essential to student success and creates a connection between home and school. Some key ways to promote engagement mentioned include providing opportunities for involvement, building trust and relationships, creating an inclusive environment, and using strategies like surveys, communication folders, classroom visits, and shared activities to include families. The goal of engagement is to gain partners rather than serve clients. When families feel connected to the school, children are more likely to do well academically and socially.

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    The key takeaways are that family engagement is important to set children up for success, it is essential to view families as partners in learning, and creating an inclusive and supportive environment allows families to share and build relationships.

    Some ways to promote family engagement mentioned are providing a variety of opportunities for families to be involved throughout the year, building trust and relationships, and being proactive with communication.

    It is important to create an inclusive environment to welcome families because it acknowledges differences, builds a connection between home and school, and allows children to feel a sense of belonging which supports their learning and development both academically and socially/emotionally.

    Family

    Engagement
    ways to engage ALL families
    Why family engagement is important:
    Engaging families and viewing them as valuable partners in children's learning is essential in
    order to set children up for success.
    Creating an environment where we can build relationships that allows space, time and safety
    for parents to share their feelings, dreams and concerns for their children is hugely important.
    "The goal of family engagement is not to serve clients but to gain partners" (Ferlazzo, 2011).
    There becomes a connect between home and school and information is more easily shared
    Children are more likely to do well (academically and especially socially and emotionally) when
    they feel a sense of belonging and that their family is connected to their school environment
    and learning .
    Ways to Promote Engagement

    Provide a variety of different Make sure to create an inclusive, safe


    authentic opportunities for families and supportive environment to
    to be involved and engaged with welcome families into.
    throughout the school year.
    Acknowledge the differences of
    Build trust, relationships and be family circumstances, cultures, racial
    proactive with families. backgrounds, family make-ups and
    parenting styles
    Ways to include families:
    SURVEY DEAR MEET THE
    TEACHER... TEACHER
    At the beginning of the year, I start Welcoming parents and families into your
    Throughout the year parents/families
    by giving families an informational classroom and the school so the can see
    are able to write letters with
    and get to know you survey about where their child will be spending time is
    provided paper and envelopes to the hugely important. Families can see the
    themselves and their child. It asks
    teacher with questions, concerns classroom setting and meet the teacher
    about their child's
    and changes occuring for their child. informally. Displaying classroom philosophy,
    strengths/weakness, goals for the
    This gives families the opportunity to inclusive and diverse artwork and materials
    school year, who they live with, and children's work showcases to parents
    authentically share what they view
    about their favourite things and that we as educators value each and every
    as important and valuable
    interests. There is also a section child and their background. Offering light
    information for the teacher to know
    for parents to give additional snacks and refreshments as well as giving
    throughout the year. Families can
    information about themselves and families a game or task while they're there
    either place the letter into the childs allows for a natural and authentic time.
    any tips or tricks to help their
    planner or put it in the drop box at Families are able to view some of the work
    children learn and grow best.
    the door of the classroom children have created during this time.
    Ways to include families:

    SOFT FRIENSHIP
    START FRUIT MUFFIN
    SALAD MORNINGS
    In the morning, have a soft start
    routine, where children have books or
    Have each child bring in a different Every Friday, we have a "Muffin
    morning bins placed on the tables and
    type of fruit from their home. Invite Morning." Each week a different child
    are able to independently engage with.
    families in to share a frienship fruit and their family volunteers to make
    This allows time to meet and greet
    salad in the first few weeks of school. muffins for the class. We invite all the
    each family member by name of the
    As we add each type of fruit talk about families in to read with their child and
    people who are dropping off your
    the qualities that make our class a eat a muffin. If some families cannot
    students and build a relationship with
    "sweet" place to be. Discuss things like make it, children will join a peers
    them. An open ended, mutual and
    kindness, what we can do to make our family or read with a partner. After
    ongoing relationship sends the
    classroom inclusive/positive and ways the reading period, students are able
    message to both the child and family
    to mix all our families together to be to show their families their "Top 3"
    that the classroom is safe, inclusive
    one "sweet" group. things they worked on throughout that
    and inviting.
    week.
    Classroom
    Displays
    Documentation of children's work and learning
    should be displayed throughout the room.
    A variety of books, resources and posters
    should be displayed for children and their
    families that show inclusivity towards all
    children and their families.
    Promoting and celebrating diversity should be
    seen in the classroom through books, family
    displays and classroom materials (toys, art
    supplies, posters)
    Key Principles for Family
    Engagement
    1 2 3
    Provide LOTS of
    Ensure a positive,
    Create a home- opportunities for family
    safe and
    to-school engagement
    welcoming school
    partnership
    climate
    References:

    Ferlazzo, E. (2011, May). Involvement or Engagement?. Educational Leadership,


    68(8), 10-14. Retreivied from ascu.org/publications/educastiona-
    leadership/may11/vol68/num08/Involvement-orEngagement.asox

    Hoelscher, J. (2012) Cultivating Family Connections. Extensions: Curriculum


    newsletter from Highscope, 25(1), 1-7.

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