Parent/Family%20and%20Community%20Involvement

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Parent/FamilyandCommunityInvolvement

• Danielle Harner
• EDU 288

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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 childs classroom
• Read books to their class
• Go on field trips
• Share a talent you have
• Just drop by to say hello

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What involvement means to a child.

• Increased self-esteem
• They know you care about their education
• Higher success rate in school
• Work for continued success

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What involvement means to families and
communities.

• 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

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RESEARCH

• Supporting Families Children Are The Winners
  By Ann Barbour, Ph.D.
• The recognition that parents are key elements in
  childrens learning is reflected in the U.S.
  Department of Educations 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/a
  rticle_view.aspx?ArticleID644

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RESEARCH

• Importance of Family Involvement
• By S.K. AdamsJ. 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
• 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/importa
  nce-family-involvement/

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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-involvem
  ent-day-care-center-activities-3882.html

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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
• 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/pro
  gram-planning/family-involvement

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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/publications-resources/publica
  tions-series/early-childhood-digests/family-involv
  ement-in-early-childhood-programs-how-to-choose-th
  e-right-program-for-your-child