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Chapter 5: Establishing Partnerships with Families . . . . . . . . . . . 1<br />
The Diverse Characteristics of School Newcomer Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1<br />
The Four Stages of Immigrant Parent Involvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2<br />
Addressing Cultural Barriers to School-Newcomer Family Partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />
Processes and Strategies to Facilitate Effective Newcomer Parent Engagement. . . . . . . . . . 4<br />
Core Components of Parent Engagement Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7<br />
Stories From the Field: Four Blog Posts on Innovative Newcomer Family Engagement . . . . .9<br />
Schoolwide Tools<br />
Conceptual Model for Parent Involvement in Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11<br />
Engaging Newcomer Families: Five Examples From the Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12<br />
Assessing the Effectiveness of Family-School-Community Partnerships . . . . . . . . . . 15<br />
Professional Reflection and Discussion Activity Guide<br />
“The Three A’s”: Academics, Advocacy, and Awareness—Core Components<br />
of Strong Family Engagement Programs (Planning Tool) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16<br />
Resource List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23<br />
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | <strong>NEWCOMER</strong> <strong>TOOL</strong><strong>KIT</strong> | iii<br />
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