Transcript Parent/Family and Community Involvement

Parent/Family
and
Community
Involvement
Danielle Harner
EDU 288
What is involvement?
• Ask how your child is
feeling about school
• Become a part of
their educational
process
• Know what is being
taught
• Continue the learning
at home
• Help with homework
• Volunteer in your
child’s classroom
• Read books to their
class
• Go on field trips
• Share a talent you
have
• Just drop by to say
hello
What involvement means
to a child.
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Increased self-esteem
They know you care about their education
Higher success rate in school
Work for continued success
What involvement means to
families and communities.
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Well adjusted children
Productive members of society
Family oriented communities
Better possibilities for early intervention
when needed
• Better relationships with children and
other families
• Happier and more helpful teachers
RESEARCH
Supporting Families: Children Are The Winners
By Ann Barbour, Ph.D.
The recognition that parents are key elements in children’s
learning is reflected in the U.S. Department of Education’s
Goals 2000 Education America (1993). One of the eight
goals states, “By the year 2000, every school will promote
partnerships that will increase parental involvement and
participation in promoting the social, emotional, and
academic growth of children.” Most education intervention
programs, including Head Start, require parent participation
and consider it an essential component.
http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/earlychildhood/article_vi
ew.aspx?ArticleID=644
RESEARCH
Importance of Family Involvement
By S.K. Adams|J. Baronberg — Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Updated on May 1, 2014
According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children
(1998) Code of Ethical Conduct, professionals' ethical responsibilities to
families most related to guidance strategies include:
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Develop relationships of mutual trust with families we serve
Acknowledge and build upon strengths and competencies as we support
families in their task of nurturing children
Respect the dignity of each family and its culture, language, customs, and
beliefs
Respect families' child-rearing values and their right to make decisions for
their children
Help family members improve their understanding of their children and
enhance their skills as parents
http://www.education.com/reference/article/importance-family-involvement/
RESEARCH
Parent Involvement in Day Care Center Activities
by Shelley Frost, Demand Media
Child care programs often plan open house nights where
families visit the center and do special activities. The
planned activities often give you a glimpse of what your
child does each day while you're at work. Other examples of
special events include music programs and class parties for
holidays. A similar way the day care might get parents
involved is through special home activities. A display about
your family or a craft project you do as a family to display
at day care is an example of a family involvement activity.
http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/parent-involvement-daycare-center-activities-3882.html
RESEARCH
You can share information with families about their children, your program,
and resources that are available to them. The following are examples of
communication with families:
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Day-to-day information on children's activities and development.
Regular conferences on children's progress.
Events to showcase children's work.
Newsletters and websites about activities, goals and fun ideas to try at
home.
Family education packets (information about SIDS, communicable diseases,
age appropriate activities, why children bite and how to discourage it, etc.).
Information about parenting classes in the community.
Information about community events and resources.
Information about joining the Child Care Aware® Parent Network, a free
membership organization for parents and grandparents with interactive
resources about parenting, child development, quality child care, and more.
http://childcareaware.org/child-care-providers/program-planning/familyinvolvement
RESEARCH
How much you choose to be involved with your
children's program is up to you. Programs that
value family involvement need to understand that
your family is busy. Even if you can't commit to
regular participation, you should feel welcome
whenever you are able to help. Remember, no
matter how small your involvement, your children
benefit when the whole family is involved in their
early childhood program.
http://www.hfrp.org/publicationsresources/publications-series/early-childhooddigests/family-involvement-in-early-childhoodprograms-how-to-choose-the-right-program-foryour-child