Educators' knowledge of students' family and community contexts, including shared language and cultural background, helped schools reach and be reached by families¶

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q2 i? Educators relied on knowledge of students' families and, where they shared cultural background or language with families, formed connections and opened communication more easily. → Orta 2022

Evidence¶

Orta 2022¶

Orta, D., & Gutiérrez, V. (2022). Improving school-family communication and engagement: Lessons from remote schooling during the pandemic. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/improving-school-family-communication-and-engagement

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Focus-group finding including an assistant principal who used knowledge of a family to reconnect via an older sibling, and a Latine teacher-alumnus living in his students' neighborhood who became a point person. Bilingual caregivers reported feeling more supported with same-language teachers.

"educators who shared the same cultural background (including race, ethnicity, language, and/or home neighborhood) with families observed that they were able to more easily form connections and to open communication with caregivers of the same background."

Discussion¶

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