Category: Module 8: Keeping in Touch with Families

Reflect on and answer the following questions:

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 that your teachers used to communicate with your family were most effective? Why?
3. Which methods that your teacher used to communicate with your family were least effective? Why?
4. Did you teachers negotiate educational decisions (what was best for your education) with your family?
   1. If yes, give an example of a negotiation that took place between 1 of your teachers and family.
   2. If no, why do you think your teachers did not negotiate with your family about what was best for your education?

Read Keyser (2017)

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. What is Rukmini negotiating with the family about? What is the resolution of the negotiation?
3. How is the negotiation Rukmini had with the family similar to negotiations your family had with your teachers/ school staff? How is it different?
4. Is negotiation important when working with families of infants? Why?

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