Category: Module 13: Partnering with Families

Read Allred & Hancock (2015). Complete this handout as you read

Allred & Hancock (2015)

Watch the video TAPS Partnerships with Families: Part 5 (2012); complete this handout as you watch the video

Go to FlipGrid (https://flipgrid.com/c368e3a1 your log-in is your 1^st name as it appears on CUNY First) or CLICK HERE TO POST YOUR RESPONSE and respond to the following scenario:

Jameel is a new who has started in your classroom. The infant classroom has a routine: The babies nap at have morning snack at 9:30 AM; Jameel is used to having snack at 9 AM. Jameel is used to being carried in a baby carrier.  The babies are typically fed in highchairs. Jameel is fed in his someone’s lap. The babies nap with lullabies in the background; Jameel is used to sleeping in a quiet room. Jameel is used to having his wipes warmed; the infant classroom does not have a wipe warmer. The babies nap at 12 PM after they have lunch; Jameel’s afternoon nap is at 1 PM.

Based on what you read in this module, what will you say to Jameel’s family when they explain Jameel’s routines?

Reflect upon and answer the following questions:

1. What is a partnership?
2. What does it mean to work in partnership with another person(s)?
3. As an infant teacher, do you want to partner with the families of the babies you work with — even though  it will take more work? Why?
4. As the parent of a baby, do you want your child’s infant teacher to partner with you? Why?