Read Keyser (2017)

Watch TAPS: Partnership with Families Part 4 (2012); complete this handout as you watch the video

After reading Keyser (2017) and watching TAPS: Partnership with Families Part 4, answer the questions below, using evidence from both the reading and video:

1. How should infant teachers communicate with families with infants to engage and build partnerships with the families? Why?
2. How is the conversation Rukmini had with the family similar to conversations your family had with your teachers/ school staff? How is it different?
3. Is negotiation important when working with families of infants? Why?

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Assignment #1: Reflecting on Communicating with Families

This assignment has 2 parts:

Part 1: Go to Flip Grid (https://flipgrid.com/7383d365 your username is your first name as it appears on CUNY First) and answer the following questions:

• What is your ideal vacation spot? Why?
• What is your favorite musical group? Why?
• Who is the person you would like to meet most in the world (living or not)? Why?
• What is your favorite way to relax and unwind? Why?
• How is your semester going so far? Why?

Part 2: Reflect on and answer the questions below:

1. What are the methods that your teachers (pre-K to high school) and school staff used to communicate with your family?
2. Which methods were most effective? Why? Which methods were least effective? Why?
3. What are examples of shared decision making your teachers (pre-K through high school) and school staff engaged in with your family?
4. What could your teachers and school staff have done differently to engage in shared decision making with your family?