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Parents, Family & Community. By: Kristine Welper, Sammy Schell, Tami Jahnke & Caitlin Hacker. “It takes a whole village to raise a child”. Three General Types of Parents. Parents who love you Tutoring Supplies Volunteering Chaperoning Parents who you will never see - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Parents, Family & Community
By: Kristine Welper, Sammy Schell, Tami Jahnke & Caitlin Hacker
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“It takes a whole village
to raise a child”
+Three General Types of Parents Parents who love you
Tutoring Supplies Volunteering Chaperoning
Parents who you will never see See signatures once and
awhile No relationship with them Will have to beg for a
conference
Parents of children who do no wrong Defend children to the end Undermine your authority by
your age, experience or stories child has told
Love to get last word-may be unkind
Don’t take personally
+Importance of Involving Parents
Parent teacher interaction is the contributing factor to a child's success in school
Child, teacher, parents will all have shared understanding of goals
Parents and teachers usually have the same end goal in mind. This helps parents become better parents and teachers more successful
Let parents know how their child is-helps parents be more responsive to those areas their child needs work
Involving parents increases the likelihood that they will remain engaged in children’s education
Assist parents to create healthy homes that support their child’s physical, emotional and cognitive development.
+Involving Parents continued Enhances children’s
cognitive development Improve behavior Boost academic
achievement Increase language and
problem-solving skills Decreases changes that
children will be referred into special education classes
Parents can increase their knowledge of child development
Be informed about appropriate approaches to guidance
Trusting relationship built between parent and teacher-parents will be confident dropping child off at school
+Ways to Involve Parents If parents feel invitation for
involvement is sincere they will be more involved
Be available to all families Show interest, respect and caring
for each child Short notes home Journals between parents and
teachers Bulletin boards Telephone conversations Web sites Newsletters
Open houses
Regular scheduled individual conferences
Home visits-Know students family background
+More Ways to Involve Parents and Families Parent education
How to parent How to help with learning at home
School-to-home communication Notices Bulletin Boards Report cards Signs posted
Volunteer opportunities Be specific on ways families can
volunteer School decision making
Ask parents for advice about school decisions that will affect their children
School-wide events Parent night Open house
+Tips for Working with Parents
Always begin conversations with positive comments
Don’t insult parenting Use several forms of
communication Balance Constant contact Document all parent contacts Be a professional when
talking with parents
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FamiliesFamily-Centered Programs: Programs that focus on meeting the needs of students and their families.
Family-Centered Teaching: Instruction that focuses on the needs of students through the family unit, whatever that unit may be, and is designed to help both generations while strengthening the family unit.
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+Families
Parent/family education Literacy programs Counseling programs Referrals to community
agencies Assistance with problems
of daily living Programs designed for
specific purposes (i.e. how to help with homework)
Increase knowledge, skills, and understanding of education process
Help families and children address and solve problems
Increase student achievement Promote school retention and
prevent dropout Provide greater range of
resources and more experts that schools alone can provide
Relieve families and children/youth of stress to make learning more possible
Teachers, Pre-K-12 Outcomes/Benefits
+Importance of Involving Community Stakeholders Provide resources for
educators Provide services for low-
income families Discussion Questions: How
was your community involved in your school and vice versa? How would you get your community involved in your classroom and vice versa?
+How to: Involve Community
Advisory boards or board of director positions
Fund-raising Professionals Day Voluntary Community
Service Display student work in
community Develop school-community
partnerships
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikZ7Lu8Dh9U&feature=PlayList&p=CA5F13F7C66E013A&index=4
4:00 min.
Setbacks &
Barriers
+Barriers & Setbacks
Language
Cultural values, morals, traditions
Don’t understand school system
Different opinions of education
Time and financial constraints
Feel uncomfortable
Confused about options, lack of information
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Mock Home Visits
+Resources Decker, C. A., Decker, J. R., Freeman, N., & Knopf, H. (2008). Planning and
Administering Early Childhood Programs (9th Edition) (9 ed.). Alexandria, VA: Prentice Hall.
Jaruis, S., Algozzine, B. (2006). Everything I need to know about Teaching…They forgot to tell me.
Morrison, G.S. (2009). Teaching America. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.
Saracho, O.N. (2007). Hispanic families as facilitators of their children’s literacy development. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, [Vol. 6, Num. 2] 103-117.
Trumbull, E. & Pacheco, M. (2005). The teachers’ guide diversity: Building a knowledge base.
Wherry, J.H. (2010). The barriers to parental involvement- and what can be done: A research analysis. The Parent Institute. Retrieved from http://www.parent-institute.com/articles/obstacles.php
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