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MANY VOICES

Citations from Web-Based Journals and Other Periodicals

 

Parents, Families, and Local Communities

Titles are presented in alphabetical order.

 

A New Wave of Evidence: Relationships Between Effective Parent Involvement and Student Achievement

New Horizons for Learning (2005).

Compiled by

The Washington Alliance for Better Schools.

Full Text

 

 

Assisting Parents to Facilitate Social Skills in Young Children With Disabilities Through Play

International Journal of Special Education (2006).

Y. Pang.

Full Text – Scroll down (way down)

 

 

Bienvenidos a Forest Grove (a school that involves Latino parents)

Northwest Education (2007).

R. Barton.

Full Text

 

 

Building School Partnerships with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families

Phi Delta Kappan (2006).

M. W. Colombo.

Full Text

 

 

Checklist for Productive Parent-Teacher Conferences

American Teacher (2007).

Staff writer.

Full Text

 

 

Communication with Asian Parents and Families

NASP Communique (2008).

B. Leung, T. Wu, M. Questin, J. Staresnick, & P. Le.

Full Text

 

 

Elements of Successful Parent-Professional Collaboration: The Fundamental Things Apply As Time Goes By

Teaching Exceptional Children Plus (2007).

P. H. Sheehey & P. E. Sheehey.

Full Text

 

 

Engagement Sounds, Sparks and Movements – Intersections of Interest for Students and Families

IDRA Newsletter (2007).

A. M. Montemayor.

Full Text

 

 

Engaging Families in Children’s Mathematical Learning: Classroom Visits With Latina Mothers

New Horizons for Learning (2006).

M.Civil & B. Quintos.

Full Text

 

 

Family Partners in Systems of Care and Wraparound

Focal Points (2008).

T. Osher & M. Penn.

Full Text – Scroll down

 

 

Family Valued (family engagement with schools)

Ed.magazine, Harvard Graduate School (2008).

D. M. Wilson

Full Text

 

 

Fit 2-B FATHERS: The Effects of Extension Programming with Incarcerated Fathers

Journal of Extension (2005).

J. J. Maiorano & T. G. Futris.

Full Text

 


Mothers’ Representations of the Role of Parents and Preschools in Promoting Children’s Development

Early Childhood Research and Practice (2006).

J. T. Petrie & S. D. Holloway.

Full Text

 

 

Need for and Use of Family Leave Among Parents of Children With Special Health Care Needs

Pediatrics (2007).

P. J. Chung, C. F. Garfield, M. N. Elliott, C. Carey,

C. Eriksson, & M. A. Schuster.

Full Text

 

 

Parenting: Peeling Back the Labels (parents’ concerns about disability and stereotypes)

Teaching Tolerance (2008).

D. Williams.

Full Text

 

 

Parenting Teens and Young Adults with Disabilities

Impact (2006).

Theme Issue. Various Authors.

Full Text – 19 papers

 

 

Reflections on an Uncommon Journey: A Follow-Up Study of Life Management of Six Mothers of Children with Diverse Disabilities

International Journal of Special Education (2008).

K. Scorgie & L. Wilgosh.

Full Text – Scroll down (way down)

 

 

Technology Goes Home: Connecting Families, Communities, and Schools

The Evaluation Exchange (2005).

K. Faugham.

Full Text

 

 

The Pedagogy of African American Parents: Learning From Educational Excellence in the African American Community

Current Issues in Education (2006).

A. P. Watkins.

Full Text

 

 

The Power of School Autonomy and Family Involvement in Positive Learning Outcomes

New Horizons for Learning (2006).

G. Mitchell & L. Winnemore.

Full Text

 

 

Time Use of Mothers With School-Age Children: A Continuing Impact of a Child’s Disability

American Journal of Occupational Therapy (2006).

T.K. Crowe & S. I . Florez.

Abstract (full text for purchase)

 

 

When Parents Are Students (parents and their children are English language learners)

The ELL Outlook (2007).

S. Auerbach.

Full Text

Also see a related article about working with parents in Boise, Idaho.

 

 

CITATION: IDEA Partnership. (2010). Many voices: Parents, families, and local communities bibliography. Alexandria, VA: National Association of State Directors of Special Education