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CHAPTER 5<br />
RESOURCES<br />
Mapp, K. L., & Kuttner, P. J. (2013). Partners in education: A dual capacity building framework for family-school<br />
partnerships. Austin, TX: SEDL (in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Education). Retrieved from<br />
http://www.sedl.org/pubs/framework/<br />
This publication presents a research informed framework for effective family-school partnerships. It<br />
outlines four components toward building collective capacity to engage in partnership for both families<br />
and school staff. Three case studies illustrate and further develop the framework.<br />
Metro Government of Nashville and Davidson Counties, Tennessee. (n.d.) Parent ambassador program [Web page].<br />
Retrieved at http://www.nashville.gov/Mayors-Office/Priorities/New- Americans/Parent-Ambassadors.aspx<br />
This page describes Nashville’s Parent Ambassador Program, a project of the Nashville Mayor’s Office of<br />
New Americans.<br />
National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL). (2004). Practitioner toolkit: Working with adult<br />
English language learners. Louisville, KY: Author. Retrieved from<br />
http://www.cal.org/caela/tools/program_development/CombinedFiles1.pdf<br />
This toolkit contains background information about models of adult English as a second language<br />
programs. It provides extensive descriptions of classroom activities and an overview of parent education in<br />
family literacy programs.<br />
National Resource Network (2016). This organization offers multiple services including a compilation of frequently<br />
asked questions, and an on-line library of tools and technical assistance. The Network also has a “311 for<br />
Cities” number (registration required) to request, in multiple languages, assistance through the website.<br />
Retrieved from http://www.nationalresourcenetwork.org/en/home<br />
NBC News: Education Nation. (n.d.). Parent toolkit [Website]. Retrieved from http://www.parenttoolkit.com/<br />
The website gives suggestions by topic (e.g., academics and behavior) and grade level on how to track a<br />
student’s progress in school, among other tips.<br />
Paredes, M. C. (2010). Academic parent-teacher teams: Reorganizing parent-teacher conferences around data. FINE<br />
Newsletter, 2 (3). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard Family<br />
Research Project. Retrieved from http://www.hfrp.org/publications-resources/browse-our-publications/<br />
academic-parent-teacher-teams-reorganizing-parent-teacher-conferences-around-data<br />
This Family Involvement Network of Educators (FINE) newsletter article presents a district’s new<br />
paradigm for parent-teacher conferences. It describes a unique parent engagement model that engages<br />
families in academically oriented activities to support their children. Within this model families learn how<br />
to use data to plan learning targets and understand the impact of instruction and parental supports on<br />
their child’s outcomes.<br />
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION • <strong>NEWCOMER</strong> <strong>TOOL</strong> <strong>KIT</strong> • CHAPTER 5 • 28<br />
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