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I am a prekindergarten teacher, and I spoke the above words to a group of parents and students at our first family day of the year in September. A part of the prekindergarten program in my province includes family engagement. I try to involve and engage families as much as I can in the classroom and school. One of the strategies I use to engage parents is family days and evenings.
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Eng, C. (2013). Rethinking Practice. In: Portals of Promise. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-386-7_14
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