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End-of-the-year award days,National Honor Society inductions,and kindergarten graduation ceremonies are examples of which type of family-centered initiative?

Which factor in planning can make the biggest difference between a successful family learning event and chaos?

The school staff at a large high school in a rural agricultural community planned a Family 4H Night in which family members shared their farming expertise with students and school staff on the school grounds.School events that reflect the community's values increase ______.

When using learning stations for interactive family events,what should Miss Schlofer do to help families feel more comfortable during the activities?

Schools can solicit honest family feedback after family events if exit surveys include ______.

Which individual acts as an agent for outreach in particular community settings and can provide follow-up after an event by conducting home visits and maintaining contact with families to assess the success of the event through follow-up learning activities?

What is the final step in a successful family event?

It is helpful to have ______ activities in case families are confused or bored with the planned activities at family events.

A quick way to contact families about school events is to recruit one or two family members to contact other family members using a/an ______.

A scavenger hunt where family members seek out other family members based on a list of characteristics,such as "Who has a pet?" is called a/an ______.

Service organizations and picnics-in-the-park are examples of ______ back-to-school events.

Ms.Jovin is the director of a Head Start center in an urban community.Most of her students and families do not speak English,and many are recent immigrants to the country.The first family event of the year was poorly attended.How can Ms.Jovin and her staff make the second family event more welcoming to families?

Mrs.Flores is the chairperson of her child's elementary school Family Event Planning Committee.This year,the committee is planning two transition events--one at the beginning of the year and one at the end of the year for the families of students moving up to middle school.Mrs.Flores recognizes that most families will attend these events because they desire ______.

After a workshop on culturally responsive family engagement,the second-grade teachers at Lincoln Elementary decided to revamp their annual Chinese New Year family lunch.Although students and families seemed to enjoy the meal of lo mein,tea,and fortune cookies,the teachers thought the event reflected a ______ because it emphasized cultural artifacts rather than the lived experiences of the members of the culture.

Which communication strategy exemplifies facilitative communication?

As part of a family-night event about nutrition,a nutritionist threw away many foods that she deemed unhealthy.Many families who attended the event were shocked by the blatant waste of food and left before the event was over.The problem with this situation is ______.

School literacy focuses on ______,while community literacy ______.

Literacy lunches,family literacy rallies,and author studies are examples of ______ that enhance literacy.

Teachers can increase the likelihood that families will replicate literacy strategies at home if they model through demonstration and ______ activities.

A family science event's ______ can include family representatives from the parent-teacher organization,teachers from the grade levels served,science coordinators,and individuals in the community who have an interest or knowledge of science.