What an amazing, practical resource to support teachers and leaders in intentionally strengthening communication and building partnerships with parents to support student learning in mathematics! Positioning parents as partners underscores that together we can ensure all students see themselves as thinkers and doers of mathematics. -- Trena L. Wilkerson * Professor of Mathematics Education, Baylor University, Waco, TX * Parents send us the best they have each day, their children. The dreams, plans, and aspirations for a better and brighter future for their children are entrusted to educators, with the hope that we will do all we can to prepare them. This powerful resource is filled with insights from parents, practical guidance, and tools to help educators truly build the much-needed partnerships with parents to change the narrative. -- John W. Staley * Coordinator, Baltimore County Public Schools, Baltimore, MD * This book is a must-read for any elementary educator who wants to empower their students and families to love math! It is a how-to guide in helping YOU as an educator improve your best practices. This book will encourage you to hit the ground running and initiate the change we need for todays 21st century math instruction! -- Katelin Shepler * Folsom, CA * Parents are assets and critical partners to students mathematical success! Partnering With Parents in Elementary School Math provides school educators and leaders with just the right strategies, exemplars, and structures to honor the strengths, knowledge, and skills that all families bring to support their childs mathematical journey. This is the book Ive been waiting for! -- Cathery Yeh * Orange, CA * Parents and caregivers play an instrumental role in the mathematical success of their children, but many may be surprised by current mathematical teaching practices. Navigating this sometimes new territory is particularly demanding for families thrust into active teaching roles through online education. As the authors emphasize, we need a team approach that will support each and every child. This must-read book bridges home and school with ways to share mindsets and language, build coherent structures, and make mathematics instruction a positive, high-quality, and inclusive
learning experience. -- Karen S. Karp and Sarah B. Bush This is a great easy-to-implement resource for teachers who want to engage in effective communication with parents and help them make sense of their childs mathematics learning experience. -- Kristopher J. Childs * Winter Garden, FL * Families are crucial partners in childrens education, and educators need strategies to ensure partnership works. This is especially true in elementary mathematics education, where content may be unfamiliar or presented in new waysultimately leading to confusion between home and school. This guide supports the crucial work of opening communication channels, aligning educators and families efforts toward the same goals. -- Ilana Seidel Horn * Nashville, TN * Who are our most powerfuland yet underservedpartners in math learning? Parents. In this compelling book, the authors help educators envision what vibrant parentschool partnerships can do for math education, then equip us with the skills and tools we need to build these relationships. -- B. Michelle Rinehart * Fort Davis, TX * Teachers spend a great deal of time planning for effective mathematics instruction; this book offers practical and actionable ways for teachers and schools to maximize the work theyre doing around elementary mathematics by bringing parents in as stronger partners in this work. -- Kristine Gettelman * Milwaukee, WI * This book provides step-by-step guidance for schools to facilitate effective communication with parents while still giving the schools choices in how and what communication will look like. A must-read to build equitable practices that impact all students. -- Lori Mueller * West Point, IA * This book offers suggestions, strategies, and structures elementary teachers need and want to educate and inform parents. The authors work is comprehensive and very practical, and it thoughtfully provides teachers with incredible ready-to-use ideas for promoting math home-to-school connections. -- Kristen Mangus * Howard County, MD * Look no further for an invaluable resource as a reference or professional book study to enhance the parent/community engagement portion of your schools mission or improvement plan. Kreisberg and Beyranevand have created a powerful how-to guide for teachers and school leaders to create and strengthen partnerships with parents, families, and caregivers in service of childrens mathematics learning. -- Paul Gray * Dallas, TX *
