Parent Presentation

Tereza Anyan ECE 497 Instructor Foster April 7, 2014 Revised on April 20, 2014

Period of Development
Elementary School PreK 6th Grade

S Early Childhood 2 to 6 years

S Middle Childhood 6 to 11 years

Chosen School

S Lincoln Elementary School: Lincoln Elementary school

is located in Gilbert, Arizona. Gilbert is a relatively large city with a strong sense of family and community. The school has a population of 765 students from PreK- 6th grade. At Lincoln Elementary School, 94% of the students are eligible for free and/or reduced lunch and 58% of the students are second language learners. The majority of the students at Lincoln Elementary School are Hispanic (93%) with 5% of the student population being white and 2% are American Indian.

Teachers Role

S To build relationships with families

To support children and families

The role of the teacher is also to Guide children, do not lead them, and move in a direction that interests the child. As a guide, allow the child to choose their learning and playing style while making safety your number one concern! (ChildCare Education Institute, 2008, p. 1). Teachers role is further to meet individual childrens and their families needs.

Rationale of Presentation
S how to create and sustain partnerships

with families and the community

S how these partnerships influence the

learning and development of children.

Rationale of Presentation (contd)

S In many communities, partnerships between schools and other

community organizations and agencies are helping to create supports that enable children and youth to learn and succeed and help families and communities to thrive (Blank, & Langford, 2000, p. 2).
S According to Blank and Langford (2000), creating community

school partnership that is successful is a complex task.

S To be effective, partnerships need to engage in a thoughtful

process to define a vision and clear goals. Partnerships need to have effective governance and management structures to ensure that programs operate efficiently and the partnership is responsive to community needs (Blank, & Langford, 2000, p. 2).

Mesosystem
Bronfenbrenners Ecological System

Mesosystem (contd)

Epsteins Types of Involvement

S 1. Parenting

S 2. Communicating
S 3. Volunteering S 4. Learning at Home S 5. Decision Making S 6. Collaborating with Community

Parenting
S How parenting influences a childs learning and

development

Parenting (contd)
One idea the school or community could implement right away that aligns with the cultures represented at the school.

Communicating
How communicating influences a childs learning and development

Communicating (contd)

S One idea the school or community could implement right away

that aligns with the cultures represented at Lincoln Elementary school would be to Consider parents who do not speak English well, do not read well, or need large type (Center for the Social Organization of Schools. n. d., communicating). This idea fits well because it is stated 58% of the students are second language learners. The population of this school will also benefit from language translators to assist families as needed (Center for the Social Organization of Schools. n. d.,

Volunteering
S

How volunteering influences a childs learning and development

Volunteering (contd)

Learning At Home

S How learning at home influences a childs learning and

development S One idea the school or community could implement right away that aligns with the cultures represented at the school.

Learning at Home (contd)

S Learning at home influences a childs learning and

development through creating a Positive attitude toward schoolwork (Center for the Social Organization of Schools. n. d., learning at home).
that aligns with the cultures represented at the school would be a Better design of homework assignments (Center for the Social Organization of Schools. n. d., learning at home). Since a large percentage of this school population is a second language learner, this needs to be considered when designing the homeworks.

S One idea the school or community could implement right away

Decision Making

S How decision making influences a childs learning and

development

Decision Making (contd)

S One idea the school or community could implement right

away that aligns with the cultures represented at the school would be to Include parent leaders from all racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and other groups in the school (Center for the Social Organization of Schools. n. d., decision making). This is important for Lincoln Elementary School because of the diverse population in this school.

Collaborating with Community

S How collaborating with community influences a childs

learning and development

S Collaborating with community influences a childs learning with

Increased skills and talents through enriched curricular and extracurricular experiences. Awareness of careers and of options for future education and work. Specific benefits linked to programs, services, resources, and opportunities that connect students with community (Center for the Social Organization of Schools. n. d., collaborating with community).

Collaborating with Community

(contd)

S One idea the school or community could

implement right away that aligns with the cultures represented at the school would be to Assure equity of opportunities for students and families to participate in community programs or to obtain services (Center for the Social Organization of Schools. n. d., collaborating with community).

References

S S

Berk, L. E. (2013). Child development. (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. Blank, M. J. & Langford, B. H. (2000). Strengthening partnerships: Community school assessment checklist. Retrieved from http://www.communityschools.org/assets/1/AssetManager/strength_part_assessment.pdf Bojczyk, K. E., Shriner, B. M., & Shriner, M. (2012). Supporting childrens socialization: A developmental approach. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc. Center for the Social Organization of Schools. (n. d.). Epsteins Framework of the Six Types of Involvement. Retrieved from http://www.unicef.org/lac/Joyce_L._Epstein_s_Framework_of Six Types of Involvement(2).pdf. ChildCare Education Institute. (2008). This months theme: Teacher roles and responsibilities. Retrieved from http://www.cceionline.com/newsletters/August_08.html