{"product_id":"the-welcoming-classroom-building-strong-home-to-school-connections-for-early-learning-paperback","title":"The Welcoming Classroom: Building Strong Home-To-School Connections for Early Learning - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohnna Darragh Ernst\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe children in today's early childhood classroom are more culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse than ever. As a teacher, your challenge is to partner with each family through recognizing their individual strengths, concerns, priorities, and resources. In \u003ci\u003eThe Welcoming Classroom: Building Strong Home-to-School Connections for Early Learning\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr. Johnna Darragh Ernst offers practical ideas for creating a welcoming atmosphere for families that will encourage them to participate in their children's learning community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngaged families make a difference in the lives of their children! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The children in today's early childhood classroom are more culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse than ever. As a teacher, your challenge is to partner with each family through recognizing their individual strengths, concerns, priorities, and resources. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In The Welcoming Classroom: Building Strong Home-to-School Connections for Early Learning, Dr. Johnna Darragh Ernst offers practical ideas for creating a welcoming atmosphere for families that will encourage them to participate in their children's learning community. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Learn practical ways to connect with families from varied cultural and language backgrounds and abilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Gain new strategies for creating a home-school link to support learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Create a richer learning environment by integrating unique family cultural perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Learn ways to encourage family participation in decision making.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Learn strategies to develop families as resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Communicate the message that all families are valued members of the learning community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From improving children's school readiness to encouraging positive engagement with peers, promoting student academic achievement, increasing graduation rates, and helping reduce the negative impact of poverty, the benefits of engaging families early will impact the young children in your care long after they leave your classroom! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Johnna Darragh Ernst, PhD, is a professor of early childhood education at Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois. She specializes in helping early childhood professionals connect with families to create inclusive early childhood classroom communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe children in today's early childhood classroom are more culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse than ever. 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