Keeping parents involved is especially challenging as students move through the intermediate and middle school years. Re-energize and maximize your instruction by reaching out to and creating partnerships with the parents of your students. The Teacher-Parent Partnership: Making the Most of the Middle Years provides simple, yet powerful strategies you can use to invite parents who have lost touch with the schools back into their student's academic world. Whe families and schools work together everyone benefits.

-Recipes for successful parent partnerships

-Boredom Busters - literacy learning games for parents and students

-Strategies for winning the homework wars

-Literacy practices to share with parents

-Partnership workshops

-Effective parent-teacher conferences

About the Authors:

Angela Maiers is a reading specialist with over 10 years experience in the classroom. She is an independent education consultant, helping implement balanced literacy practices, assessment, and family involvement across the nation. Angela's first book, Parent-Teacher Partnership in the Primary Grades has been a top-seller.

John Mark Slagle is a full time nation staff development specialist with Rigby, providing customized, professional development in districts across the nation. Prior to joining Rigby, his work included coordination of parent and community involvement in one of the largest elementary districts in the nation.

Grades: 4-8

Pages: 144

ISBN: 0757824226 , 0757-82422-6 , SV-24226 , RBTP-24226 , RBTP24226