Families as Partners: The Essential Link in Childrens Education

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Families as Partners: The Essential Link in Childrens Education is a useful guide for families and a resource for education professionals who want to promote increased parental involvement at home and school. The book examines research and includes examples, illustrations, case studies, practices, policy issues, and successful projects that schools have accomplished with a community of families and students. These situations provide information to develop productive family-school partnerships with families, schools, and communities, to advance student achievement.

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Nelson-Royes has shown her passion for education in her earlier books and continues to bring a treasure of knowledge and talents to her book Families as Partners: The Essential Link in Childrens Education. In this book, Andrea M. Nelson-Royes stresses the importance of family involvement in helping to shape a childs education and life, and that families can support childrens eagerness to learn and the power for them to become the best they can become mentally, physically, and emotionally. In this book, Nelson-Royes continues to empower schools, families, and childrenthe future of our world. -- Jyl Steinback, executive director, Shape Up US, Inc.; author of series Busy Moms
Families as Partners: The Essential Link in Childrens Education is a timely and valuable resource that shares the challenges many parents face in communicating to school authorities their genuine investment in their childrens schooling. As Nelson-Royes notes todays schools need families just as much as families need schools. Indeed, the proposed collaboration, and the tech-integrative strategies shared to jumpstart and monitor success are overdue, and exactly what is needed to put together the (home and school) language, content, and culturally flavored socialization puzzle of each and every child, including children with disabilities. -- Anita Pandey, PhD, professor, Morgan State University, U.S. Liaison, Association for Childhood Education International, Director, Howard County African American History Project and Education Advisor, The Unforgotten (www.unforgotten.org/board-of-directors/)
Families as Partners: The Essential Link in Childrens Education, is an extension and continuation of Dr. Andrea M. Royess earlier books. Having perused this instant book; Families as Partners: The Essential Link in Childrens Education, I see parallels between Nelson-Royess earlier writings. What struck me about this book is what Nelson-Royes said in the preface of this book: It takes a village to raise a child. This is a popular proverb with a clear message that the whole community has an essential role to play in the growth and development of children. Families are what make up our larger communities, and communities are what influence our children positively or negatively. I fully endorse, Nelson-Royess book, Families as Partners: The Essential Link in Childrens Education. -- Dennis Moore, writer/book reviewer, East County Magazine in San Diego

Author Bio

Andrea Nelson-Royes, EdD, is an educational researcher and writer. She holds a doctoral degree in educational and organizational leadership from Nova Southeastern University in Florida.