Reference no: EM13866757
Application: Advocating for Family Involvement and Effective Partnerships
Strong relationships that develop and blossom into mutually respectful partnerships with families are a foundational component to effective programs within the early childhood field. Consider the following scenario:
You have just been hired as the director of an early childhood education program serving children between the ages of birth and 5. In your first weeks on the job, you spend an extensive amount of time visiting each classroom and getting to know the teachers. When you ask about the relationships they have developed with children and their families, one response you receive seems to encapsulate the general attitude: "We are very busy making sure our curriculum meets state standards; we like to get to know the children but have to stay focused on getting these children to learn what the standards say so they will be ready in every way for kindergarten." When you ask about building partnerships with families, you receive a related response: "Families are most concerned that their children are learning and that they will do well in kindergarten. In fact, the families of the children in my class don't seem to want to be bothered with what's happening on a day-to-day basis; they're interested in 'end results.'"
Based on these conversations, you know that you need to work with staff to cultivate a shared understanding regarding the importance of building relationships to ensure family involvement and effective partnerships. To that end, you decide to develop an engaging workshop that provides information on current research and theory, practical applications, and benefits and challenges staff may encounter as they work to engage families; develop rich, respectful partnerships; and involve families in the lives of their children at your school.
For this Application Assignment:
• Review the Required Resources on the topic of Partnering with Families
• Print and complete the Workshop Outline form below
• Complete the Reflection below
Required resources:
Partnering With Families
• Article: Weiss, H., Caspe, M., & Lopez, M. (2006). Family involvement makes a difference. Retrieved from https://www.hfrp.org/publications-resources/browse-our-publications/family-involvement-in-early-childhood-education
• Article: Halgunseth, L., Peterson, A., Stark, D., & Moodie, S. (2009). Family engagement, diverse families, and early childhood education programs: An integrated review of the literature. Retrieved from https://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/research/FamEngage.pdf
• Article: Gallagher, K. C., & Mayer, K. (2008). Enhancing development and learning through teacher-child relationships. Young Children, 63(6), 80-88.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the ProQuest Central database.
• Article: Halgunseth, L. (2009). Family engagement, diverse families, and an integrated review of the literature. Young Children, 64(5), 56-58.
• Article: Souto-Manning, M. (2010). Family involvement: Challenges to consider, strengths to build on. Young Children, 65(2), 82-88.
Reflection-
After you have completed the Workshop Outline, reflect on the process you experienced while developing it, as well as how building relationships and partnering with families is a critical component of effective early childhood programs. Envision a program of your own and what you would like to develop in terms of engagement and partnership between teachers and families and in terms of your own relationships/partnerships with families of the children in your program. With this in mind, articulate:
• Three goals related to building relationships and partnering with families
• Ways in which you would help staff recognize positive outcomes of building relationships and partnering with families, work with challenges, and realize possible biases
• Related areas and issues you would like to learn more about.
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