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We believe that when parents and children are engaged in learning together, the whole family benefits. That’s why we create Family Learning Communities–multigenerational education programs that leverage existing community assets to improve family trajectories.
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- You can connect your lessons to a student’s background knowledge, interests, and culture. You’ve seen it happen in your classroom before: When you tie a lesson to students’ experiences, their interest skyrockets and they connect more deeply with the material.
- You’ll be able to identify appropriate accommodations or supports. Connecting with students’ families can help you identify the best ways to differentiate or personalize instruction for students who learn and think differently.
- You can empower families to support academic goals at home. Most families believe that school is important and want their child to do well. But they might not know how to effectively support their child’s education.
- You can develop effective and consistent methods for addressing behavior. When it comes to behavior, a strong connection between school and home is crucial.
Nov 12, 2020 · Family engagement improves classroom dynamics and increases teacher expectations, student–teacher relationships, and cultural competence, regardless of students’ age groups (Boberiene, 2013).
- Noel E. Kelty, Tomoko Wakabayashi
- 2020
Mar 21, 2023 · Families and Community. K-12 School Leadership. About 50 years of research has revealed the striking benefits of schools actively partnering with families to improve their children’s learning.
Oct 27, 2023 · Resource type: Insights Blog. Find out why K-12 family and community engagement play a key role in promoting student academic achievement, and how to increase these school partnerships. It takes a village to raise a child — and support for that village to help the child succeed in school.
Family Life Education is the professional practice of equipping and empowering family members to develop knowledge and skills that enhance well-being and strengthen interpersonal relationships through an educational, preventive, and strengths-based approach.
Improves parent-child interactions. Parenting education programs can help improve communication skills between parents and children, and result in an overall better understanding between family members. Improves parental mental health and well-being.
