PLAGIARISM FREE "A" WORK ENGAGING FAMILIES

Review chapters 6, 8, and 16 in your course textbook, Developmentally appropriate curriculum: Best practices in early childhood education (7th ed.). “Family engagement has long been emphasized as part of developmentally appropriate practice for programs serving young children and their families” (National Association for the Education of Young Children Academy, 2014). This idea is supported throughout Chapter 8 of your primary text as well. The key to being able to successfully engage families in your curriculum is ensuring that you understand their diverse needs, develop meaningful relationships, and get them involved in their child’s learning and development (Kostelnik, Soderman, Whiren, & Rupiper, 2019).

Review the Family and Community Engagement Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU2F1cwXeiA)

Next, prepare for this discussion by choose one of the following three areas of focus related to engaging families:

1) Understanding the diverse needs of children and their families,

2) Developing meaningful relationships with children and their families, or

3) Involving families in their child’s learning and development.

After choosing your area of focus, download and complete the Family Engagement Web (ATTACHED) located within the interactive. The template in the interactive contains additional instructions detailing how to complete your Family Engagement Web (ATTACHED). The interactive also contains a copy of the web you can complete and download to your computer. You will then upload that file as an attachment for your initial discussion post. Please include your chosen area of focus in the title of your initial discussion reply. (Example. Understanding… Developing… Involving…).

References

Kostelnik, M. J., Soderman, A. K., Whiren, A. P., & Rupiper, M. L. (2019). Developmentally appropriate curriculum: Best practices in early childhood education (7th ed.). Pearson.

National Association for the Education of Young Children Academy. (2014). Family

engagement and developmentally appropriate practice. NAEYC. https://www.naeyc.org/resources/position-statements/dap

Review chapters 6, 8, and 16 in your course textbook, Developmentally appropriate curriculum: Best practices in early childhood education (7th ed.). “Family engagement has long been emphasized as part of developmentally appropriate practice for programs serving young children and their families” (National Association for the Education of Young Children Academy, 2014). This idea is supported throughout Chapter 8 of your primary text as well. The key to being able to successfully engage families in your curriculum is ensuring that you understand their diverse needs, develop meaningful relationships, and get them involved in their child’s learning and development (Kostelnik, Soderman, Whiren, & Rupiper, 2019).

Review the Family and Community Engagement Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU2F1cwXeiA)

Next, prepare for this discussion by choose one of the following three areas of focus related to engaging families:

1) Understanding the diverse needs of children and their families,

2) Developing meaningful relationships with children and their families, or

3) Involving families in their child’s learning and development.

After choosing your area of focus, download and complete the Family Engagement Web (ATTACHED) located within the interactive. The template in the interactive contains additional instructions detailing how to complete your Family Engagement Web (ATTACHED). The interactive also contains a copy of the web you can complete and download to your computer. You will then upload that file as an attachment for your initial discussion post. Please include your chosen area of focus in the title of your initial discussion reply. (Example. Understanding… Developing… Involving…).

References

Kostelnik, M. J., Soderman, A. K., Whiren, A. P., & Rupiper, M. L. (2019). Developmentally appropriate curriculum: Best practices in early childhood education (7th ed.). Pearson.

National Association for the Education of Young Children Academy. (2014). Family

engagement and developmentally appropriate practice. NAEYC. https://www.naeyc.org/resources/position-statements/dap