CE 340 Chapter 1

Which approach involves practices that respect and acknowledge the cultural uniqueness, life experiences, and viewpoints of classroom families and draws on those experiences to enrich and energize the classroom curriculum and teaching activities in order to facilitate respectful partnerships with students’ families?

• multicultural awareness approach

• culturally responsive teaching approach

• family partnership approach

• culturally responsive family engagement approach

Which statement about establishing authentic partnerships with families is accurate?

• Family perspectives have minimal influence on students’ academic success and partnerships should focus on academic strategies.

• Developing partnerships can be challenging, time intensive, and often depend on creative problem-solving techniques.

• Parents and families are likely to a have positive attitudes toward school, based on their prior experiences, and are likely to instill these values in their children without family/school partnerships.

• Creating multiple volunteer opportunities during the school day is one of the best ways to foster family engagement and partnerships with the school.

According to the textbook, educators may experience ______ when they initially consider collaborating with families, especially if they are not ______.

• ambivalence; parents

• fear; veteran teachers

• shyness; tenured

• concern; experienced

The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 replaced the No Child Left Behind Act term “parent involvement” with which more current term?

• family involvement

• parent and family engagement

• parent and guardian engagement

• authentic family involvement

What is the focus of traditional school-centric approaches?

• meeting the school’s needs without regard to a family’s perspective or needs

• recognizing existing barriers to full family engagement

• gaining family input on school operations and curricula

• understanding family viewpoints, practices, and cultural backgrounds

Which statement about increased family engagement is accurate?

• All families respond positively to invitations to participate in school events.

• School safety is decreased by the presence of family and community members.

• The practice is not likely to financially benefit the school or family.

• It has a positive impact on state test scores and attainment of state standards.

Which answer is an example of a way that educators may unintentionally discourage parent and family engagement?

• making negative comments about a family’s lifestyle choices

• incorporating multicultural books into the curriculum

• holding parent-teacher conferences between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

• providing bilingual materials

Which statement accurately reflects trends about the configuration of today’s American families?

• The percentage of children who live in grandfamilies or kinship care is increasing.

• Teenage births have increased across all races and ethnicities.

• The number of single-father families is declining.

• The majority of young children now live in single-parent families.

Which group of children is most likely to live in poverty?

• residents of Northern states

• children who live with single father

• surban residents

• immigrants

The U.S. Census Bureau predicts that family size will ______ and family diversity will ______ over time.

• increase; decrease

• decrease; increase

• decrease; decrease

• increase; increase