Special Feature Figures Preface Acknowledgments About the Author 1. Introduction Parent Involvement Is Important and Up to You! Your Personal Philosophy of Parent Involvement 2. Getting Started Strategy 1: Personalized Letterhead Strategy 2: Parent Contact Log Strategy 3: Introductory Letter Strategy 4: Parent Volunteer Invitation 3. Designing Your Classroom to Educate Parents Strategy 5: The Visible Curriculum 4. Group Written Communication and Interaction Strategy 6: Suggestion Box Letter Strategy 7: Class Newsletter 5. Personalized Written Communication and Interaction Strategy 8: Weekly Progress Report Strategy 9: Parent Appreciation Letter Strategy 10: Print Resource Letter Strategy 11: Internet Resource Letter Strategy 12: E-mail Communication 6. Telephone Communication Strategy 13: Phone Call to an Organization Strategy 14: Phone Calls to Parents Strategy 15: Voicemail 7. In-Person Meetings Strategy 16: Parent Group Meetings Strategy 17: Pre-Conference Parent Survey Strategy 18: Tips for Successful Conferences 8. Helping Parents Teach Their Children at Home Strategy 19: IEP/IFSP Practice Letter Strategy 20: Home Activity Calendar Strategy 21: Home Response Cards Strategy 22: Make-It-Take-It Workshop Strategy 23: Summer Activities Letter 9. Challenges to Parent Involvement Strategy 24: Conflict Situations Obstacles to Parent Involvement 10. Staying Organized and Planning for Next Year Strategy 25: Parent Involvement Portfolio Parent Involvement Action Plan References Index
Description
Jill C. Dardig is a professor of education at Ohio Dominican University, where she teaches a variety of courses and supervises student teachers. She has trained intervention specialists for the past 30 years at the university and was the first recipient of Ohio Dominican's Booth-Ferris Master Faculty Award. Dardig has served as president of the Teacher Education Division of the Ohio Federation Council for Exceptional Children. She worked previously as a curriculum specialist for the Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, a special education faculty member at Russell Sage College, a research assistant for the Northeast Regional Media Center for the Deaf, and a parent educator for Project Change. Dardig has written a variety of books and other publications about and for parents.