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Running head: PROGRAM REFLECTION
Program Reflection Part 2
ictoria Ramire!
Fre"no Pacific #ni$er"it%
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The home i" a child&" fir"t learning en$ironment and 'arent"
and(or guardian" are a
child&" fir"t teacher") therefore the home en$ironment "et"
the foundation in a child&" educational
*ourne% and ultimatel%+ im'act" their learning e,'erience"- The
home en$ironment can .oth
im'act a child&" education 'o"iti$el% and unfortunatel%+
negati$el%) therefore a" an educator+ it i"
im'ortant to under"tand thi" "ignificant fact /hen /or0ing /ith
all children+ .ut e"'eciall% tho"e
/ho ma% fall .ehind+ lac0 moti$ation and(or "ho/ e$idence of
learning challenge"- It i" al"o
im'ortant to 0no/ ho/ to addre"" the"e i""ue" that "tem from a
negati$e home en$ironment-
In m% e,'erience+ I ha$e dealt /ith 'arent" /hom "ho/ no
intere"t in their child&"
education and their lac0 of intere"t ultimatel% im'act" the
child&" 'erformance+ de$elo'ment and
gro/th- In thi" t%'e of "ituation+ the home en$ironment i"
u"uall% un"ta.le and unin$ol$ed- The
communication .et/een 'arent and teacher i" minimal) therefore
leading e$en further and further
into a none,i"tent colla.oration- And ultimatel%+ the one /ho
rea'" the con"e1uence" of thi" lac0
of 'artner"hi'+ i" the child- In m% e,'erience+ thi" t%'e of
"ituation can .e .oth fru"trating and
challenging- o/e$er+ /hen I encounter a 'arent that "eem"
unin$ol$ed+ I am "en"iti$e to their
"ituation .ecau"e in all realit%+ /e don&t 'er"onall% 0no/
/hat the% are going through in their
o/n li$e"- Therefore+ /hen dealing /ith thi" t%'e of "ituation+
I .elie$e that it i" .e"t gi$e each
'arent the .enefit of dou.t and tr% to .uild that 'artner"hi'+
in /hate$er /a% 'o""i.le-
I trul% .elie$e that it i" e""ential for the famil% to 'la% a
0e% role in and throughout a
child&" educational career .ecau"e the colla.oration .et/een
famil%+ "chool and communit%
"trengthen" the child&" learning foundation- Therefore+ it
i" 0e% to encourage familie" to .e
in$ol$ed- In order to do thi" %ou ha$e to fir"t .uild u' tho"e
relation"hi'"+ /ith .oth the children
and famil%- There are man% /a%" that thi" could .e done /ithin
the earl% learning cla""room) for
e,am'le+ ho"ting a famil% night or da%+ ha$ing each child "hare
"'ecial thing" a.out their
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familie"+ and(or im'lementing a famil% theme into the
curriculum- The"e are a fe/ idea" that I
ha$e a 'er"onall% .een in$ol$ed /ith in the earl% childhood
en$ironment+ in effort to .uild u'
that 'artner"hi' .et/een "chool and home-
Clo"ing the ga' .et/een home and "chool+ e$en more im'ortantl%+
i" e,tremel%
.eneficial to a child&" .eha$ior /ithin the cla""room)
therefore home in$ol$ement i" e""ential in
their o$erall 'erformance- 4hen a child&" .eha$ior i"
negati$el% im'acted .% their home
en$ironment it can .e challenging to addre"" the .eha$ior /ithin
the cla""room- Fortunatel%+
there are certain .eha$ior management techni1ue" that can .e
u"ed in order to encourage 'o"iti$e
.eha$ior and 'erformance /ithin the cla""room- In m% e,'erience+
I ha$e found it to .e $er%
hel'ful to 0ee' thing" 'o"iti$e and con"i"tent /ith children /ho
are e,'eriencing challenging
.eha$ioral i""ue" due to their home en$ironment- I .elie$e that
thi" i" due to the fact that there
ma% .e "ome in"ta.ilit% /ithin the home) therefore it i"
e""ential to 'ro$ide that "ta.le
en$ironment /ithin the cla""room- I .elie$e that u"ing 'o"iti$e
reinforcement" "uch a" 'rai"e
/ord"+ 'rai"e note" home+ "ocial reinforcement" and immediate
feed.ac0 are all great techni1ue"
to 'romote 'o"iti$e .eha$ior- Another great a''roach to
addre""ing .eha$ioral i""ue" i" creating
a 'o"iti$e en$ironment and interaction" for .oth children and
their familie"- One techni1ue that I
found e,tremel% hel'ful /a" u"ing 'o"iti$e $oca.ular% "uch a"
%e"+ go and do in"tead of no+ "to'
and don&t) guiding children in their de$elo'ment in 'o"iti$e
.eha$ior and interaction"-
#ltimatel%+ I .elie$e that it i" "afe to "a% that the home
en$ironment definitel% 'la%" a 0e%
role in a child&" educational *ourne%- Therefore+ I .elie$e
that a 'artner"hi' .et/een "chool and
famil% i" an e""ential element in earl% childhood education- And
a" educator"+ /e mu"t learn ho/
to .uild u' tho"e relation"hi'"+ in order to 'ro$ide children
/ith the .e"t chance at "ucce""-
