Technical Assistance and Training

CalSTAT Techincal Assitance and Training

School-Family Partnerships

Bibliography

  • Families and Schools Working Together
    “Teachers must be trained to promote effective parent/family involvement in children’s education… It cannot be assumed that teachers will naturally know how to promote effective parent/family involvement… Professional and in-service training for teachers that focuses on working with families is not yet widely available.” (Kessler-Sklar & Baker, 2000) Referenced in The Impact of Parent/Family Involvement on Student Outcomes: An Annotated Bibliography of Research from the Past Decade. Susanne Carter, available through CADRE.
    www.directionservice.org/cadre/parent_family_involv.cfm
  • A New Generation of Evidence: The Family Is Critical to Student Achievement
    by Anne T. Henderson (Editor), Nancy Berla (Editor), National Committee for Citizens in Education. www.amazon.com.
  • Best Practices for Family Involvement in Comprehensive System of Personnel Development Report (2006) –adobe acrobat HTML version A guide for practicing strategies for parental involvement in the educational system
  • Best Practices Resource Guide adobe acrobat HTML A list and summary of resources
  • "Family Quality of Life" Research from the Beach Center on Disability. www.beachcenter.org
  • More Than Bake Sales: The Resource Guide for Family Involvement in Education by James Vopat, Pete Leki, 1998. www.amazon.com
  • The Home Environment and School Learning: Promoting Parental Involvement in the Education of Children (The Jossey-Bass Education), Thomas Kellaghan, et al., www.amazon.com
  • School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Preparing Educators and Improving Schools, Joyce L. Epstein, 2001. www.barnesandnoble.com
  • School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, Joyce L. Epstein, Lucretia Coates, Mavis G. Sanders, Beth S. Simon, Karen Clark Salinas. www.barnesandnoble.com
    Turnbull, A.P.; V. Turbiville, and H. R. Turnbull. 2000. ”Evolution of Family-Professional Partnership Models: Collective Empowerment As the Model for the Early 21st Century,” in Handbook of Early Intervention, Edited by S.J. Meisels and J.P. Shonkoff. New York: Cambridge University Press, 640-650.
  • Parents as Partners in Education: Families and Schools Working Together, Eugenia Hepworth Berger, July 1999. www.barnesandnoble.com
    Turnbull, A.P.; M. Blue-Banning; V. Turbiville; and J. Park. 1999. ”From Parent Education to Partnership Education: A Call For a Transformed Focus” in Topics in Early Childhood Special Education. 19(3), 164-171.
  • Workbook on Parent Involvement for District Leaders. Anne T. Henderson, Carl L. Marburger. www.amazon.com
  • Informed Parents and Professionals
    Parent/family involvement has a significant positive impact on student outcomes throughout elementary, middle school, and secondary years. “An adolescents success is influenced by his or her family even through the last year in school” (Trusty, 1999. Referenced in The Impact of Parent/Family Involvement on Student Outcomes: An Annotated Bibliography of Research from the Past Decade. Susanne Carter. Available through CADRE.
    www.directionservice.org/cadre/parent_family_involv.cfm
  • Special Education Rights of Parents and Children - Notice of Procedural Safeguards, revised February 2004.www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/fp/index.asp
  • Family Involvement in Education—Developed by the California Department of Education in response to California law that specifies the legal rights of parents to participate in their children's education… When this involvement is combined with a partnership between home and school, the student, the school, and the community benefit. www.cde.ca.gov/ls/pf/pf/
  • Special Education Rights and Responsibilities. Free to parents. In question and answer format. Downloaded or can be ordered. Available in English, Spanish, Korean and Spanish. www.pai-ca.org/pubs/401601.htm
  • Special Education Mediation: A Guide for Parents. Available in English and Spanish from CADRE and Technical Assistance Alliance for Parent Centers www.directionservice.org/cadre/ParentBooklet.cfm
  • Positive Involvement: How to Teach Your Child Habits for School Success. Jack Youngblood, Marsha Youngblood. www.barnesandnoble.com
  • Bright Minds, Poor Grades: Understanding and Motivating Your Underachieving Child, Michael D.Whitley, Ph.D.1991. www.barnesandnoble.com
  • The Unmotivated Child: Helping Your Underachiever Become a Successful Student, Natalie Rathvon, Designed by Jennifer Ann Daddio, 1996. www.barnesandnoble.com
  • Positive Discipline, Jane Nelsen, Ed.D., Foreword by H. Stephen www.barnesandnoble.com
  • Positive Discipline in the Classroom, Jane Nelsen, H. Stephen www.barnesandnoble.com
  • Positive Discipline for Teenagers: Empowering Your Teens and Yourself Through Kind and Firm Parenting, Jane Nelsen, Lynn Lott- Revised, www.barnesandnoble.com
  • Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-Indulgent World, Revised, www.barnesandnoble.com
  • The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families; Building a Beautiful Family Culture in a Turbulent World, Stephen R. Covey, Foreword www.barnesandnoble.com
  • Parenting Partners: How to Encourage Dads to Participate in the Daily Lives of Their Children, Robert Frank, Kathryn E. Livingston, 2000. www.barnesandnoble.com

Websites

  • National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI): NFI’s mission is to improve the well being of children by increasing the proportion of children growing up with involved, responsible, and committed fathers. http://www.fatherhood.org/
  • The Fathers Network advocates for and provides resources and support to all men who have children with special needs. Website information available in English and Spanish.www.fathersnetwork.org/669.html
  • Support, training and resources for military families: www.stompproject.org/
  • Support and information for parents and teachers on Learning Disabilities: www.ldonline.org/

For Disability Specific Books

For Disability Specific Information

  • NICHCY is the national information center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues. NICHCY is operated through Cooperative Agreement #H326N980002 between the Academy for Educational Development (AED) and the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education. www.nichcy.org/
  • The Family Village Library has articles, website links and support information on many disabilities and special health care needs. www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/library.htm

Additional Information

  • Resources in Special Education (RiSE) Library is located with Parents Helping Parents (PHP) of Santa Clara, a Parent Training and Information Center (PTI), in an effort to enhance parent partnerships.
    www.php.com

Last updated: 05/09/2011