{"product_id":"nourishing-caregiver-collaborations-elevating-home-experiences-and-classroom-practices-for-collective-care-9781625316196","title":"Nourishing Caregiver Collaborations: Elevating","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNourishing Caregiver Collaborations: Elevating Home Experiences and Classroom Practices for Collective Care\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003e Nawal Qarooni \u003c\/b\u003einvites us to step beyond school-centric, one-off events and practices to create more authentic, engaging collaborations with caregivers. Instead of asking what families can do to support schools, Qarooni asks how schools can identify and celebrate what families already inherently bring to their children’s literacy learning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Establishing this work in holistic teaching—a pedagogical mindset that affirms the importance of loving the whole child through compassionate, collective care—Qarooni explores five critical literacy tenets by highlighting opportunities to listen for, honor, connect to, and elevate family strengths while inviting them even further into our shared work and encouraging reflection around: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Recognizing the journey of \u003ci\u003eprocess\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Celebrating the role collaboration plays within \u003ci\u003ethe collective\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Using \u003ci\u003eobservational literacy\u003c\/i\u003e to read the world \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Advocating for the power of \u003ci\u003etalk\u003c\/i\u003e to grow ideas and connect with others \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Giving children \u003ci\u003echoice\u003c\/i\u003e to make self-directed decisions \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e With moments of memoir woven in alongside diverse family examples and classroom stories connected to realistic instructional practices, Qarooni shows how \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e families contribute meaningfully to their children’s literacy lives. Discover how we can tap into those vast wells to support learning at home and in school while building positive, reciprocal relationships across both settings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With an afterword by \u003ci\u003eEn Comunidad \u003c\/i\u003eauthors, Carla España and Luz Yadira Herrera, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNourishing Caregiver Collaborations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is rooted in the simple truth that we cannot separate knowing our students from knowing their home, communities, and the people that they love. This book offers a toolkit for connecting with families and elevating the intrinsic strengths that reside in \u003ci\u003eevery\u003c\/i\u003e child’s home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNourishing Caregiver Collaborations\u003c\/i\u003e is the book we all need to fuel our practice and feed our souls. Nawal Qarooni has gifted us with a book that truly celebrates the beautiful connections between home and school. We are invited to center love, honor families and the journey of learning, and make connections beyond the classroom walls with our community. Qarooni’s book is inspiring and necessary and I feel like I’ve been waiting for this book for way too long.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Tiffany Jewell, Author of the #1 New York Times-bestselling book \u003ci\u003eThis Book Is Anti-Racist\u003c\/i\u003e, educator and mama\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNawal’s book is a gift to educators and caregivers alike. \u003ci\u003eNourishing Caregiver Collaborations\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful reminder and proactive resource to cultivate and sustain family partnerships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Liz Sohyeon Kleinrock, Author of \u003ci\u003eStart Here Start Now: A Guide to Antibias and Antiracist Work in Your School Community\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNourishing Caregiver Collaborations\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read. Nawal’s practical, insightful, reflective, and honest approach beautifully illustrates how we can embrace the power of collective care in our classrooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Britt Hawthorne, New York Times-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRaising Antiracist Children: A Practical Parenting Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNourishing Caregiver Collaborations\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling and thought-provoking book. Nawal Qarooni uses her personal experiences as both a parent and an educator to highlight the value of genuine family engagement in promoting the success of students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, Ph.D. Professor and author of \u003ci\u003eAdvancing Racial Literacies in Teacher Education: Activism for Equity in Digital Spaces\u003c\/i\u003e, Teachers College, Columbia University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf educators truly want to embrace families and include them at school, this book offers guidance for building better relationships and challenges biases and misconceptions about what families need and expect for their children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Donalyn Miller, Author and teacher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stirring and brilliant call to action for everyone invested in the well-being of young people—educators, parents, and KidLit writers alike. Qarooni provides a framework for how we can better exalt young people in all of their complexity, braiding together their lived experiences from school to home and everything in between. This book gave me so much to think about as both a parent and as a writer and advocate for young people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jasmine Warga, Author of \u003ci\u003eA Rover’s Story\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOther Words for Home\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a series of deeply personal family stories intertwined with practical tools for reflection and action, Nawal Qarooni challenges educators to recast our conceptions of family literacy engagement and brings to life what truly centering family, community, and relationships can mean for supporting students’ pursuit of advanced literacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jane Fleming, Coauthor of \u003ci\u003eMore Mirrors in the Classroom: Using Urban Children’s Literature to Increase Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is both brilliant and artful. Its content, its narrative, and even its gorgeous design bring forward a generous and care-full vision of the relationships between literacy and love, kinship and learning, school and home. What an absolutely stunning treasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Carla Shalaby, Author of \u003ci\u003eTroublemakers: Lessons in Freedom from Young Children at School\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNourishing Caregiver Collaborations\u003c\/i\u003e provides a fresh and humanistic perspective into how educators can engage with caregivers in authentic and dynamic ways. This book will warm your educator soul with its beautiful stories and message, inspire you to rethink and reimagine family engagement, and provide practical next steps for application.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Dr. Cindy Bak, Assistant Director at the Cotsen Foundation for the ART of TEACHING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Cornelius Minor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Families Know\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Celebrating Families’ Intrinsic Knowledge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Process: The Journey Is the Learning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: The Collective: Elevating Community Through Collaboration and Inclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Observational Literacy: Reading the World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Talk: The Power of Oral Conversations to Grow Ideas and Connect Us\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Choice: Freeing Students to Make Self-Driven Decisions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: Pushing into Practice with Invitations for Shared Literacy Experiences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfterword by Carla España and Luz Yadira Herrera\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stenhouse Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50578277531991,"sku":"9781625316196","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781625316196.jpg?v=1746098615","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nourishing-caregiver-collaborations-elevating-home-experiences-and-classroom-practices-for-collective-care-9781625316196","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}