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Davis, Carol; Yang, Alice – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2009
For many parents, a phone call home from a teacher means trouble. The result? When a teacher gets in touch, parents' anxiety levels and defensive barriers may automatically go up, reducing their potential to participate as partners in their children's education. But it does not have to be that way. Teachers can regularly contact students' families…
Descriptors: Parent School Relationship, Anxiety, Family School Relationship, Cooperative Planning
Rivera, Miquela – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2008
Early childhood education can level the academic playing field for Latino children entering school by supporting what parents are doing at home to teach their children the skills necessary to succeed. Yet, only 20% of Latino children under the age of 5 are enrolled in preschool. Many Latinos don't understand why early childhood education is…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Hispanic American Students, Preschool Children