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| Foreword | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction: Welcoming All Families | |
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| If You Are Reading This Book | |
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| Examining Family-School Relationships | |
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| Family-School Partnerships That Make a Difference | |
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| Reading This Book Together | |
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| Exploring Memories of School | |
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| A School Story | |
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| Exploring School Stories Together | |
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| Considering Cultural Differences | |
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| Using the Past to Understand the Present | |
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| Writing Cultural Memoirs | |
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| Reading Cultural Memoirs | |
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| Gathering Photographs | |
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| Talking About Cultural Influences | |
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| Writing and Sharing Cultural Memoirs | |
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| Variations on Cultural Memoir | |
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| Reflecting on Our Cultural Influences | |
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| Learning With and From Families | |
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| Culturally Relevant Teaching | |
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| Family Funds of Knowledge | |
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| Developing Photography and Other Avenues to Learning with Families | |
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| Photographs of Local Knowledge Sources (PhOLKS) | |
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| Valuing Family Differences | |
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| Learning from Other Cultural Informants | |
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| Solo Snapshots: Learning One Child, One Family, One Teacher at a Time | |
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| Engaging in Genuine Dialogue | |
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| Creating and Sustaining Dialogue | |
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| Creating Opportunities for Dialogue | |
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| Damaging or Destroying Dialogue | |
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| Learning Through Dialogue | |
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| Inviting Dialogue at the Conference Table | |
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| Parent and Teacher Conferences-Ghosts at the Table | |
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| Let the Learner Lead Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences | |
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| Let Evidence Support Dialogue | |
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| Creating Dialogue Throughout the Year | |
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| Open House: What Do Our Words Say? | |
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| School-Based Family Involvement Projects | |
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| Dialogue About Student Learning | |
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| Cultural Understanding, Cross-Cultural Dialogue | |
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| Engaging Families | |
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| "Tell Me About Your Child" | |
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| Home Reading Journals | |
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| Oral and Written Family Stories | |
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| Learning Albums for Family, Child, and Teacher Reflections | |
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| Literacy Conversations at Parent Meetings | |
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| Engaging Families in Classroom Projects | |
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| Writing Your Heritage | |
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| Creating Family Keepsakes | |
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| Authors in the Classroom | |
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| Collaborating for a More Just Society | |
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| Collaborating for Democratic Schools | |
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| Collaborating for a Democratic Society | |
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| From Cities to Single Classrooms | |
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| Advocating and Teaching Together | |
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| Parent Partnerships | |
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| Parent-School-Community Partnerships | |
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| Focused Partnerships-Math and Special Learning Needs | |
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| Transforming Schools Through "True Partnerships" | |
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| Transforming Schools for Student Achievement | |
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| Transforming Schools Through Culturally Grounded Partnerships | |
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| A School That Became a Family | |
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| Creating Welcoming Schools-How Will You? | |
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| Additional Resources for Families and Educators | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Author | |