Part 1: Understanding the Child 1. Introduction: The Home/School Connection 2. The Whole Child 3. The Role of the Environment in a Child's Success Part 2: Building Strong Partnerships 4. Parenting Children 5. Teaching Children 6. Building Partnerships Part 3: Supporting Cognitive Growth at School and Home 7. Play: A Necessary Activity to Build Children's Creative and Critical Thinking Skills 8.

The Care and Tending of Young Learners: Ways of Engaging and Serving Children Across Developmental Stages 9. Advancing a Childʼs Education through Advocacy Part 4: Supporting Social and Emotional Learning at School and Home 10. Recognizing and Supporting Childrenʼs Learning Style Preferences 11. Supporting Creative and Critical Thinkers: Using the Arts to Access Higher-Order Thinking Skills at Home and in Classrooms 12. Building Partnerships with Outside Organizations to Support Student Learning: Utilizing Resources from the Community Part 5: Outside of School Hours 13. Selecting After-School Programs 14. Considering College or Postsecondary Education 15. Pulling It All Together.