The Role of Fathers in the Lives of Young Children

The Role of Fathers in the Lives of Young Children

Understanding of Family and Community Connection

NAEYC 2a: Knowing about and understanding diverse family and community characteristics

NAEYC 2b: Supporting and engaging families and communities through respectful, reciprocal relationships

NAEYC 2c: Involving families and communities in their children’s development and learning

CEC 6.3: respects family choices and goals including activities across content areas that reflect Gardner’s multiple intelligences. Activities are synchronous to interests and abilities of the child’s/infant’s identified by families

CEC Standard 1.1: Beginning special education professionals understand how language, culture, and family background influence the learning of individuals with exceptionalities.

CAEP 1.c: Candidates work respectfully and reciprocally with families to gain insight into each child in order to maximize his/her development, learning and motivation.

Supporting Children’s Learning and Development

NAEYC 1b: Knowing and understanding the multiple influences on development and learning

CEC 6.3 Beginning special education professionals understand that diversity is a part of families, cultures, and schools, and that complex human issues can interact with the delivery of special education services.

CAEP 4.a – Candidates use a variety of instructional practices that support the learning of every child.

MEC SOE Standard 1.9: Understands child development, characteristics, and needs.

Standards

Exemplary:

SCORE 4

Grade Range: A-/A

(90-100)

Competent:

SCORE 3

Grade Range: B-/B/B+

(80-89)

Emerging:

SCORE 2

Grade Range: C/C+

(70-79)

Unsatisfactory: 

SCORE 1

Grade Range: D/F  

(60-69)

Understanding of Family and Community Connection

Importance of a father in child’s life

Reasons for father’s involvement

Reasons for father’s absence

NAEYC 2a

NAEYC 2b

NAEYC 2c

CEC ECSE 6.3

CEC Standard 1.1

CAEP 1.c

Includes insightful details on the importance of father in child’s life and supports with several examples

Identifies many reasons for the father’s involvement

Identifies many reasons for father’s absence

Clearly outlines the importance of father in child’s life and supports with many examples

Identifies some reasons for the father’s involvement

Identifies some reasons for father’s absence

Partially outlines the importance of father in child’s life and supports with few examples

Identifies few reasons for father’s involvement

Identifies few reasons for father’s absence

Mentions the important role of a father but includes little or no supporting examples

Includes little or no details on the reasons for father’s involvement

Includes little or no details on the reasons for father’s absence

Supporting Children’s Learning and Development

Different roles fathers play: Connect to domains

Effects of the involved father on the child

Effects of the absent father on the child

Extent of involvement: age, gender, race, socioeconomic background

NAEYC 1b

CEC 6.3

CAEP 4.a

MEC SOE Standard 1.9

Identifies different roles fathers play in the life of a child and connect to all five Early Childhood Developmental Domains

Identifies and explains the effects of father’s involvement on the child and makes connections to all five domains

Identifies the effects of absent father on the child but makes little or no connections to early childhood domains

Provides little or no examples to show extent of involvement by factors such as age, race, gender, and socioeconomic background

Identifies different roles fathers play in the life of a child and connect to most of the Early Childhood Developmental Domains

Identifies and explains the effects of father’s involvement on the child and makes connections to multiple some of the early childhood domains

Identifies the effects of absent father on the child but does not provide explanation. Makes few connections to early childhood domains Identifies the effects of absent father on the child but does not provide explanation. Makes few connections to early childhood domains

Provides few examples to show extent of involvement by factors such as age, race, gender, and socioeconomic background

Identifies a role fathers play in the life of a child but makes few connections to the Early Childhood Developmental Domains

Identifies the effects of father’s involvement on the child but does not provide explanation. Makes few connections to early childhood domains

Identifies and explains the effects of absent father on the child and makes clear connections to multiple some domains

Provides many examples to show extent of involvement by factors such as age, race, gender, and socioeconomic background

Identifies a role fathers play in the life of a child but makes little or no connections to Early Childhood Developmental Domains

Identifies the effects of father’s involvement on the child but makes little or no connections to early childhood

Identifies and explains the effects of absent father on the child and makes insightful connections to all five domains

Provides several examples/sources to show extent of involvement by factors such as age, race, gender, and socioeconomic background

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