Education week 5 Assignment

Family and Community Presentation

In Week 2 of this course, you met six families. Now, imagine that you are working with these six families at an early childhood development center. You have been asked by your supervisor to put together a presentation for them that explains the importance of strong family, community and educator partnerships in order to support the needs of diverse learners.

To prepare for this assignment,

• Please refer to the Week 5 Guidance for further tips and examples that will support your success with this discussion.
• Review the ECD345 Week 5 Sample Download ECD345 Week 5 Sampleand ECD345 Week 5 Template Download ECD345 Week 5 Templatefor assistance.
• Read the article “Strengthening Families: Community Strategies That Work.”
• Locate two articles in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library that you can use to support the ideas you share in your presentation. The keyword groups below may be helpful in guiding your search:

Topic      Keywords                                                                                    

Role of Educators in Supporting the Community

Family and Community Presentation

In Week 2 of this course, you met six families. Now, imagine that you are working with these six families at an early childhood development center. You have been asked by your supervisor to put together a presentation for them that explains the importance of strong family, community and educator partnerships in order to support the needs of diverse learners.

To prepare for this assignment,

• Please refer to the Week 5 Guidance for further tips and examples that will support your success with this discussion.
• Review the ECD345 Week 5 Sample Download ECD345 Week 5 Sampleand ECD345 Week 5 Template Download ECD345 Week 5 Templatefor assistance.
• Read the article “Strengthening Families: Community Strategies That Work.”
• Locate two articles in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library that you can use to support the ideas you share in your presentation. The keyword groups below may be helpful in guiding your search:

Topic: Role of Educators in Supporting the Community

Keywords

Early Childhood Educators

Role or Support

Family or Community

Topic: Educators Using Community Resources

Keywords

Early Childhood Educators

Community Resources

Topic: Supporting Cultural Diverse Families

Keywords

Early Childhood Educators

Support

Diversity or Ethnicity

Topic: Changing Family Structures

Keywords

Early Childhood Educators

Family Structure

In your 12- to 15-slide presentation,

• Analyze the two theories that guide your approach to supporting families.
  • Explain how these theories align with early interventions.
    • Refer back to your Week 1 Theoretically Speaking discussion for support.
• Summarize the four main types of parenting styles.
  • Explain how these styles impact children.
  • Identify two tips for building successful relationships for each parenting style.
    • Refer back to your Week 1 Discussion: Joys of Parenting for support.
• Explain at least two trends that demonstrate how family structures are changing.
  • Refer back to your Week 2 Discussion: The Only Thing Constant is Change for support.
• Analyze the role culture plays in discipline.
  • Describe how you can be culturally sensitive in the decisions you make about classroom discipline.
    • Refer back to your Week 2 Discussion: Discipline Dilemma for support.
• Examine the role culture and family structure play in a child’s learning and development.
  • Describe how to meet a child’s cultural needs.
    • Refer back to your Week 2 Assignment: Pluralism Over the Melting Pot for support.
• Summarize how families and communities support the needs of children.
  • Discuss, specifically, Epstein’s framework.
    • Refer back to your Week 3 Assignment: Perfecting Partnerships for support.
• Evaluate two family and community programs or resources that you could recommend to families.
  
  • Refer back to your Week 4 Discussion: Intervention for support. For each program or resource:
    
    • Explain how you found the program or resource.
    • Discuss the accessibility of each program or resource.
    • Describe why you would recommend the program or resource.

The Family and Community Presentation must,

• Must be 12 to 15 slides in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing CenterLinks to an external site.. For additional guidance and tips for building a presentation, see these Tips for PresentationsLinks to an external site..
• Must include a separate title slide with the following:
  • Title of Presentation
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must use at least three scholarly resources in addition to the course text.
  • The BA ECDDI Research GuideLinks to an external site. is a resource that has been developed to assist you in completing the library research required for this assignment. Click on the button titled ECD345 from the homepage of the research guide to gain access to additional resources that can support you with the development of your assignment.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center. Please refer to the In-Text Citation GuideLinks to an external site. for further assistance.
• Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center. Please refer to the APA References ListLinks to an external site. resource for further assistance.