Contents (Tentative)
Foreword Luciana C. de Oliveira?xi
Acknowledgments?xiii
Introduction?xv
1.?Questioning Limiting Visions: Reconceptualizing Engagement Possibilities?1
Introduction?1
With the Best of Intentions, We?ve Failed to Arrive?3
Do unto Them: Unidirectional Models for Parental Engagement and Involvement?11
Beyond the Models: Families as Equal Contributors for Social and Academic Growth?16
Conclusion?22
References?23
2.??They Just Don?t Show Up??27
Introduction?27
Mi Abuelita & Hawthorne?s Scarlet Letter?28
Living Through Language: Community and School?30
Principal Thompson?s Confession?34
Conclusion?39
Check It Out, Plan It Out, Try It Out?40
Momentos de Reflexión (Moments of Reflection)?41
References?41
3.?Burying Fossilized Practices: Disruption los Deberes (Homework)?43
Introduction?43
Martha?s Story?44
Homework as a Fossilized Practice?46
The Monday Packet?47
From Pendulum Swings to Paradigm Shifts: Disrupting Los Deberes?49
Solving the Homework Problem?50
Disrupting Los Deberes?51
Innovation Artifact: Finding New Ways to Engage Students and Families with Homework?53
Transformative Pedagogical Practices: Fostering Relations Between Teachers and CLD Families?58
Conclusion?63
Check It Out, Plan It Out, Try It Out?65
Momentos de Reflexión (Moments of Reflection)?65
References?66
4.?Broadening Conceptions of Community in Engagement?69
Introduction?69
Atifa, the Community Peacekeeper?72
Revisiting Cariño?73
To Cultural Competency and Beyond?74
Traditional Partners with a Twist?80
Conclusion?86
Check It Out, Plan It Out, Try It Out?87
Momentos de Reflexión (Moments of Reflection)?87
References?88
5. Planting on Fertile Ground: ESL/Dual Language Programs and Parental Engagement?91
Introduction?91
Leveling the Ground: Addressing Challenges of ESL and DLBE Settings for CLD Families?93
La Señora Lupe y Sus Tamales Sagrados (Mrs. Lupe and Her Sacred Tamales)?97
Cultivating the Soil: Possibilities of DLBE Programs as Models for School Community?100
Melanie, Bill, y (and) Mackenzie?100
Conclusion?106
Check It Out, Plan It Out, Try It Out?107
Momentos de Reflexión (Moments of Reflection)?107
References?108
6.?Projecting Our Socialization No Longer: Pobrecitos Hijos y Padres (Pity for Poor Childrenand Parents)?111
Introduction?111
Accommodation Readiness: Socialized to Expect?113
Critical Reflection: Family Is Where Our Own Stories Begin?117
Reflection on the ARS Levels: Implications for Parental Confianza, Cariño, y Respeto (Trust, Loving Care, and Respect)?118
Rewriting the Narratives: Owning Our Historical Reality?131
Conclusion?136
Check It Out, Plan It Out, Try It Out?138
Momentos de Reflexión (Moments of Reflection)?138
References?139
7.?Furthering the Pedagogy of Hope?143
Introduction?143
The District?144
The School?146
The Classroom?149
Defining Capital Through an Asset-Based Perspective?152
Love and Hope: One Question and Step at a Time?154
Conclusion?157
Check It Out, Plan It Out, Try It Out?159
Unity?159
References?160
Index?161
About the Authors?169
