How can teachers build positive relationships with parents and work with them to support their children's learning? This book offers a wealth of manageable ways. It combines the voice of a master teacher with spotlights of a dozen other teachers in action in rural, urban, and suburban schools. It offers sample letters and forms throughout. Topics include: working with diverse family cultures, setting the stage for a positive relationship during the early weeks of school, keeping in touch all year long, talking with parents about child development, involving all parents, including those who can't make it to school, helping parents understand classroom practices, problem-solving with parents.