FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING
Family engagement is a critical component of the U.S. school system. In fact, it is firmly embedded within federal educational policy. It is both a concept and an action. As a concept, it has been defined in a variety of ways by families, educators, experts, and policy makers.This means that there are multiple ways of understanding family engagement and establishing expectations for how schools and families should work together to support student learning. School communities should ensure that educators and families have opportunities to come to a shared understanding of what family engagement means for their local context. As an action, family engagement is what families and educators do together to support student learning and success, and it is also what families do in their home to support student learning. These actions, or ways of engaging, vary depending on the students, families, and educators involved. No single approach to engaging in a child’s education will work for all school communities.
Focus on Family Engagement | WCER | University of Wisconsin–Madison | www.wida.us
Family engagement is a critical component of the U.S. school system. In fact, it is firmly embedded within federal educational policy. It is both a concept and an action. As a concept, it has been defined in a variety of ways by families, educators, experts, and policy makers.This means that there are multiple ways of understanding family engagement and establishing expectations for how schools and families should work together to support student learning. School communities should ensure that educators and families have opportunities to come to a shared understanding of what family engagement means for their local context. As an action, family engagement is what families and educators do together to support student learning and success, and it is also what families do in their home to support student learning. These actions, or ways of engaging, vary depending on the students, families, and educators involved. No single approach to engaging in a child’s education will work for all school communities.
Focus on Family Engagement | WCER | University of Wisconsin–Madison | www.wida.us
PARTICIPACIÓN FAMILIAR Y APRENDIZAJE DEL IDIOMA INGLÉS
La participación familiar es un componente crítico del sistema escolar de los Estados Unidos. De hecho, está firmemente dentro de la política educativa federal. Es a la vez un concepto y una acción. Como concepto, ha sido definido de varias maneras por las familias, educadores, expertos y responsables políticos. Esto significa que hay múltiples formas de entender la participación familiar y establecer expectativas de cómo las escuelas y las familias deben trabajar juntos para apoyar el aprendizaje de los estudiantes. Las comunidades escolares deben asegurar que los educadores y las familias tengan oportunidades de un entendimiento compartido de lo que significa la participación familiar para su contexto local. Como una acción, la participación de la familia es lo que las familias y los educadores hacen juntos para apoyar al estudiante para el aprendizaje y el éxito, y es también lo que familias hacen en su hogar para apoyar el aprendizaje de los estudiantes. Estas acciones o maneras de participar, varian dependiendo de los estudiantes, familias y educadores involucrados. No hay un enfoque único para involucrarse en la educación es un factor que depende de cada comunidad escolar.
Focus on Family Engagement | WCER | University of Wisconsin–Madison | www.wida.us
La participación familiar es un componente crítico del sistema escolar de los Estados Unidos. De hecho, está firmemente dentro de la política educativa federal. Es a la vez un concepto y una acción. Como concepto, ha sido definido de varias maneras por las familias, educadores, expertos y responsables políticos. Esto significa que hay múltiples formas de entender la participación familiar y establecer expectativas de cómo las escuelas y las familias deben trabajar juntos para apoyar el aprendizaje de los estudiantes. Las comunidades escolares deben asegurar que los educadores y las familias tengan oportunidades de un entendimiento compartido de lo que significa la participación familiar para su contexto local. Como una acción, la participación de la familia es lo que las familias y los educadores hacen juntos para apoyar al estudiante para el aprendizaje y el éxito, y es también lo que familias hacen en su hogar para apoyar el aprendizaje de los estudiantes. Estas acciones o maneras de participar, varian dependiendo de los estudiantes, familias y educadores involucrados. No hay un enfoque único para involucrarse en la educación es un factor que depende de cada comunidad escolar.
Focus on Family Engagement | WCER | University of Wisconsin–Madison | www.wida.us
ABCs of Family Engagement:
Key Considerations for Building Relationships with
Families and Strengthening Family Engagement Practices
In general, family engagement can be defined as a relationship between families and educators that is:
• Ongoing because it should span a child’s educational journey from early childhood through 12th grade.
• Mutual because the relationship should meet the needs of both families and educators, and promote meaningful two-way communication.
• Built on trust and respect because these are essential components to any relationship, including relationships between families and educators.
• Focused on student learning and achievement so that students are better prepared to face the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.
© 2016 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, on behalf of WIDA
Key Considerations for Building Relationships with
Families and Strengthening Family Engagement Practices
In general, family engagement can be defined as a relationship between families and educators that is:
• Ongoing because it should span a child’s educational journey from early childhood through 12th grade.
• Mutual because the relationship should meet the needs of both families and educators, and promote meaningful two-way communication.
• Built on trust and respect because these are essential components to any relationship, including relationships between families and educators.
• Focused on student learning and achievement so that students are better prepared to face the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.
© 2016 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, on behalf of WIDA
ABC de la Participación Familiar:
Consideraciones Claves para Construir Relaciones con Familias y Fortaleciendo las Prácticas de Participación Familiar
En general, el compromiso familiar puede definirse como una relación entre familias y educadores que es:
• Un factor presente en curso porque debe abarcar el itinerario educativo de un niño desde la primera infancia hasta el 12º grado.
• Mutuo porque la relación debe satisfacer las necesidades tanto de las familias como de los educadores y promover una comunicación bidireccional significativa.
• Edificada sobre la confianza y el respeto porque estos son componentes esenciales de cualquier relación, incluyendo las relaciones entre familias y educadores.
• Centrada en el aprendizaje y el logro de los estudiantes para que los estudiantes estén mejor preparados para afrontar los retos y las oportunidades del siglo XXI.
© 2016 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, on behalf of WIDA