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December 17, 2019

Recent Research for Schools on the Benefits of Communication with Families

We encourage educators to read the following recent papers on the benefits of regular communication with families: Houri, A. K., Thayer, A. J., & Cook, C. R. (2019). Targeting parent trust to enhance engagement...

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November 5, 2019

Middle School Family Engagement Resources

Family engagement in education doesn’t stop after elementary school. It’s just as important, but it looks and sounds different. Our Middle Ground project at the Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center provides educators and families...

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October 4, 2019

Blog: Immigrant Connections

This blog by Immigrant Connections is a great resource for school leaders and family engagement professional to re-think how their school partners with immigrant and refugee families. Does your school have an “international night”?...

Partnering with Families for Early Language and Literacy Research Brief Cover Page

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July 22, 2019

Research Brief: Partnering with Families for Early Language and Literacy, Second Edition

This research brief written by Ohio’s Statewide Family Engagement Center is for early childhood teachers who want to improve the way they partner with families for children’s language and literacy development. This is the...

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July 19, 2019

The National Network of Partnership Schools – an Evidence-Based Family Engagement Program

Established at Johns Hopkins University in 1996, the National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS) invites schools, districts, states, and organizations to join together and use research-based approaches to organize and sustain excellent programs of...

Front cover of Literacy in the Welcoming Classroom book

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July 17, 2019

Literacy in the Welcoming Classroom: Creating Family-School Partnerships that Support Student Learning

In this book you will find a number of ways to partner with families of students in their educational experience both in the classroom and at home. There are many examples of how teachers...

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June 28, 2019

How can families and teachers listen well to one another?

This one-pager is a great start for learning how to listen well. As a teacher or school leader, how could you build in time for listening to families? As a family, how could you...

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May 15, 2019

The Essential Conversation: What Parents and Teachers Can Learn from Each Other

Each year there are more than one hundred million parent-teacher conversations across the United States. This book by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot illuminates the emotions many families and teachers bring with them into the parent-teacher conference...

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May 15, 2019

Introduction to Building School-Family Partnerships: A Guide for School Leaders

This Introduction to Building School-Family Partnerships Guide for School Leaders by Ohio’s Statewide Family Engagement Center contains the basics of high-quality family engagement practices. It is written with school leaders in mind, with examples...

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