In this assessment, you will learn more about a parent’s perspective on school engagement and about what schools and teachers are doing to support engagement. You will watch several videos instead of interviewing parents and teachers this semester. The goal of these videos is to gather information that will be useful in development a Family Engagement Plan. This assessment is designed to provide you with opportunities to demonstrate competencies in outlining how families and communities impact children’s development and learning, how to support families through culturally and linguistically response communication and collaboration strategies that are strength-based and encourage collaboration, and how to engage families early childhood programs, including in assessment, curricular planning, and goal setting.
Part 1:
Watch the following video
Ruby’s Inclusion Story- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBz6glO5x5QLinks to an external site.
What do you see as the family’s strengths?
What did you learn about the family in terms of language and communication preferences?
What did you learn about the family’s goals, hopes and dreams for their child?
How could the information you gained in this interview support your ability to facilitate the development and learning of this family’s child?
Part 2: ECE Program Family Engagement Strategies
The focus of this assignment is identifying family engagement policies and practices within early childhood programs. Watch the following videos and answer the questions for each:
The Chicago Parent Program: Making a Difference for Parents of Young Children
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xqPodiQatcLinks to an external site.
What is the goal of the Chicago Parent Program?
How does the Chicago Parent Program support parents in interacting with their children? Name at least two methods of support from the video.
What are some of the outcomes stated in the video related to changes in parents’ parenting practices?
- Family Engagement: Jessica Solano
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zILvq4YpyMLinks to an external site.
- What family engagement practices did Ms. Solano do in the video?
- What was her reasoning for engaging in these particular practices?
What is the difference between parent engagement and parent involvement?