Seeing Families as PARTNERS in Literacy Growth.

EDUCATIONAL leadership; SCHOOL districts; STUDENTS' families; LITERACY education; PARENT-teacher relationships; SCHOOLS; TEACHERS

The article presents the guiding framework that can help schools and districts ensure that family engagement opportunities are authentic, inclusive, and sustainable. Topics include teaching and sharing literacy practices for embracing the diverse multitude of families and children; understanding the needs of a specific community to ensure that programming is designed with the families' nuanced journeys, successes, and challenges in mind; and promoting ownership and sustainability.