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Module Objectives
In this module, you will:
- Explore how to keep in touch with families
- Brainstorm ways to communicate with families who have infants that foster engagement and build partnership
- Analyze negotiating with families
Assignment #1: Module Handout
Complete this handout as you:
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- Read Keyser (2017)
- Watch TAPS: Partnership with Families Part 4 (2012)
Link to Keyser (2017)
Keyser (2017)
Video TAPS: Partnership with Families Part 4 (2012)
Submit the completed Module Handout on ECE 209-Seminar Blackboard, under ‘Assignments’ in ‘Module Handout: Communicating with Families’
Activity #3: Evidence-Based Practices for Working with Families who have Infants
What are the evidence-based practices for working with families who have infants from the reading and video in this module? Identify your source (reading or video) as you develop the list. Your reading may have described families of older children; how can you apply the information to families who have infants? Post your list in the comments below.
The evidence-based practices highlighted in the reading and video emphasize the importance of early and consistent engagement with families who have infants. These include strategies like home visiting programs, where professionals support parents in developing nurturing and responsive parenting skills, and group-based parenting programs that provide a space for parents to learn and share experiences with each other.Applying this information to families with infants involves tailoring these practices to meet their specific needs. For instance, home visitors can focus on teaching parents about infant development stages, safe sleep practices, and ways to stimulate their baby’s learning through play.
Kylie — Thanks for your comment in this module. It is important for infant teachers to have early & consistent engagement with families, home visiting, providing families a space to share their experiences, tailoring practices to see family’s specific needs (Howell, 2024). I wonder, what are the source(s) for the practices you identified? Based on information in the module, I wonder, what methods and practices around communication with families should infant teachers practice? Why? I wonder, can you create a list of the other practices for working with families that were discussed in the module and identify their source?
Keyser 2017 article :
– make sure to keep open communication with families
– during morning and end of day
– keep family updated about health , new things achieved , successes, and more
– parents need to keep pen communication with teacher
Kaylah — Thanks for your comment in this module. It is important for infant teachers to have maintain open communication with families, chat during drop-off & pick-up, and communicate about health, achievements, successes, etc. (Phillip, 2024). You identify the source for the practices you identified. Based on information in the module, I wonder, what other methods and practices around communication with families should infant teachers practice? Why? I wonder, can you create a list of the other practices for working with families that were discussed in the module and identify their source?
-engage parents at drop off and pick up times,
-keep communication open and honest
-make families feel welcomed and apart of program
from Taps video
Tisha — Thanks for your comment in this module. It is important for infant teachers to , engage families during drop-off & pick-up, have open & honest communication with families, and make families feel welcomed & a part of the program (Phillip, 2024). You identify the source for the practices you identified. Based on information in the module, I wonder, what other methods and practices around communication with families should infant teachers practice? Why? I wonder, can you create a list of the other practices for working with families that were discussed in the module and identify their source?
Some evidence-based practices include engaging with families and children. Have meetings with families during drop off and pick up. Communicating with families about the child’s health, developmental skills and experiences in the classroom as well as allowing families to participate in interactions by having daily journals and daily notes they can contribute to.
Source: keyser (2017)
Cheyenne — Thanks for your comment in this module. It is important for infant teachers to engage families; chat during drop-off & pick-up; communicate about the baby’s health, development & experiences; and, facilitate families to feel part of the program using journals & daily notes/ communication (Byfield, 2024). You identify the source (Keyser, 2017) for the practices you identified. Based on information in the module, I wonder, what other methods and practices around communication with families should infant teachers practice? Why? I wonder, can you create a list of the other practices for working with families that were discussed in the module and identify their source?
Keyser (2017)
– having daily open communications with families during drop off and pick up
-communicate about a child’s mood, health, and family events going on.
-find out families schedules at the beginning also figuring out their other responsibilities and the end of the day
-let families know they can come in earlier to drop off and child to have a meaning conversation
-create daily notes that are observations of the child, acknowledgements, appreciations, requests and questions.
– reach out to families by phone calls,emails or texts.
-Holding meetings to discuss the child’s progress.
-Sharing details about the child’s mood, health, and family events.
-Understanding family schedules and responsibilities.
-Allowing early drop-offs for meaningful conversations.
-Maintaining daily notes for family input and staying connected via phone, email, or text.
Keyser (2017)
Some evidence based practices would be
-Having a daily communication with family.
-Going over daily check ins with parents to help them have a better understanding.
-Always have informative conversations about the child during pick up and drop offs.
-Figure out which type of communication works better with parents when it comes to information about their child.
-Always try to share oral and written information with parent.
source Keyser 2017
-Always try to a find a good solution towards a situation that cannot be accommodated the way parents want but still respecting their perspective.
-Always have class photos in the classroom to help child self regulate and have some type of comfort during the day.
-Always help reinforce parents that they are they child’s first and most important teachers during their life.
Source TAPS partnerships with families Part 4 of 5