{"product_id":"nourishing-caregiver-collaborations","title":"Nourishing Caregiver Collaborations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinalist for the 2025 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Medal,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBIPOC (Black, Indigenous and\/or Persons of Color) category!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003eRecognizing the journey of \u003ci\u003eprocess\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCelebrating the role collaboration plays within \u003ci\u003ethe collective\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing \u003ci\u003eobservational literacy\u003c\/i\u003e to read the world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvocating for the power of \u003ci\u003etalk\u003c\/i\u003e to grow ideas and connect with others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGiving 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","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54226287100248,"sku":"9781625316196","price":36.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781625316196_de30072e-226b-44ed-a07b-1279e08de1a0.jpg?v=1770278451","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/nourishing-caregiver-collaborations","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}