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Weekly Module 8: Talking with Families Applications Post (Scenarios)
Read the Talking with Families scenarios (pick 2) or Sad Little Bird scenario. Imagine you are the teacher in each situation. Apply the TouchPoints principles from Gurdais (2012) to the scenarios and answer the following questions:
- Which scenarios did you chose? Why? (You should pick Sad Little Bird or 2 scenarios from Talking with Families).
- How will you communicate with the families? What will you say? Be specific.
- What are some of the concerns the family may have around each issue?
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Scenarios (Pick either Sad Little Bird or 2 from Talking with Families):
Talking with Families Scenarios (pick 2)
Complete the mid-semester survey on Blackboard (in the Assignments section, at the top of the page — its 2.5 points)! C
Weekly Module 8: Talking with Families Readings Post
In this module you will:
- Identify techniques to use to talk to families
- Apply the “touch points” strategies to sensitive discussions with families
- Brainstorm how to discuss sensitive issues with families
After reading Gudrais (2012), answer the following questions:
- Summarize the main idea, key details, and what you learned from the article in 4-6 sentences in your own words. Use key terms and vocabulary from the text.
- What quote(s) was most meaningful to you? (identify the page number) Why?
- How does this reading connect to your personal experience?
- In your own words, what is the TouchPoints approach when working with infants/ toddlers and families?
- How do you imagine families feel when staff bring up issues using the TouchPoints approach?
- How will this reading help you become a better infant/ toddler professional?
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Complete the mid-semester survey on Blackboard (in the Assignments section, at the top of the page — its 2.5 points)!
Gudrais2012Week 7: Keeping Families Informed Applications Post (Video)
After watching the video TAPS Partnership with Families: Part 4, answer the following questions:
- Of the practices and ways to communicate with and include families in programs, which 3 do you think are the most important? Why?
- Do you agree a sense of belonging is important for families in infant/ toddler group care settings? Why?
- Anne, Janani and Rukmini suggest providing families with written materials (daily notes, policies, etc.).
- What if families are not native English speakers?
- What if families are not literate/ able to read very well in their native language?
- What is your reaction to how Rukmini handled the negotiation with the family? What struck you about the interaction?
- How does the video relate to the Keyser (2017) reading? Make specific connections, identifying the page number.
- As we approach the half-way point of the semester, how are the strategies you identified in week 1 for success in on-line classes working?
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Weekly Module 7: Keeping Families Informed Readings Post
In this module you will:
- Identify different methods to use when communicating with families
- Evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of different forms of communicating with families
- Analyze the importance of keeping families informed
After reading Keyser (2017) answer the following questions:
- Summarize the main idea, key details, and what you learned from the reading in 4-6 sentences in your own words. Use key terms and vocabulary from the text.
- What quote(s) was most meaningful to you? (identify the page number) Why?
- How does this reading connect to your personal experience?
- Of the many methods and ways to communicate with families described, which do you think are the 3 most important to use when working with families of infants and toddlers? Why?
- What else could have been done to support Brett and help Damien transition to go home?
- How will this reading help you become a better infant-toddler professional?
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Keyser-2017Weekly Module 6: Family Engagement in Action Applications Post (Scenarios)
Read Practices that Engage Families. Pick 2 practices and answer the following questions:
- Which practices did you chose? Why?
- What is your reaction to having the practice?
- Does the practice engage families (including children)? How?
- What are the benefits to having the practice?
- What are the drawbacks or potential challenges to having the practice?
- How do the practices connect to the Koralek, Nemeth, & Ramsey (2019) reading? Make specific connections, identifying the page number.
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Engaging-Practices-ScenariosWeekly Module 6: Family Engagement in Action Readings Post
In this module you will:
- Identify how to engage families in programming
- Evaluate practices that engage families
- Analyze practices that engaging families
After reading Koralek, Nemeth, & Ramsey (2019) answer the following questions:
- Summarize the main idea, key details and what you learned from this reading in 4-6 sentences, in your own words. Use key terms and vocabulary from the text.
- What quote(s) was most meaningful to you? (identify the page number) Why?
- How does this reading connect to your personal experience?
- How does continuity of care promote family engagement?
- In your own words, explain how the family engagement in Samantha Ellwood’s OR Dee Dee Parker’s program was:
- Reciprocal
- Strengths-based
- Individualized
- Participatory
- How will this reading help you become a better infant/ toddler professional?
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Koralek-Nemeth-Ramsey-2019Weekly Module 5: What is Family Engagement? Applications Post (Video)
After watching the video TAPS Partnerships with Families: Part 1, answer the following questions:
- What did you learn from the video? Use key terms and vocabulary from the video.
- How do partnerships between staff and families benefit children?
- How will this video help you be a better infant/ toddler professional?
- How does this video relate to the Halgunseth (2009) reading? Make specific connections, identifying the page number.
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Weekly Module 5: What is Family Engagement? Readings Post
In this module you will:
- Compare family involvement in programs versus program staff engaging with families
- Evaluate practices that support engaging with families
- Identify the benefits of staff engaging with families for infants and toddlers
After reading Halgunseth (2009) answer the following questions:
- Summarize the main idea, key details, and what you learned from this reading in 4-6 sentences in your own words. Use key terms and vocabulary from the text.
- What quote(s) was most meaningful to you? (identify the page number) Why?
- How does this reading connect to your personal experience?
- How is family engagement similar to family involvement? How is it different?
- Which recommended practice to enhance family engagement do you think is most important? Why?
- How will this reading make you a better infant/ toddler professional?
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Family-Engagement-Halgunseth-2009Weekly Module 4: Who Are Families? Readings Post
In this module you will:
- Identify struggles that families encounter
- Determine ways to welcome families, based on their characteristics
- Compare characteristics of families
After reading 1 article of the Who are Families? Readings (see options below), answers the following questions:
- Which article did you chose? Why?
- Summarize the main idea, key details, and what you learned from the reading in 4-6 sentences in your own words. Use key terms and vocabulary from the text.
- What quote(s) was most meaningful to you? (identify the page number) Why?
- What are the strengths of the families you read about?
- What challenges do the families you read about face?
- What are the program staff you read about doing to develop relationships with the families? What else could staff do?
- How will this reading help you become a better infant/ toddler professional?
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Who are Families? Readings (pick 1):
- Fox (2012)
- Jor’dan & Lee (2014)
- Luckenbill & Zide (2017)
- Parnell et al. (2018)
- Paula & da-Silva (2014)
- Ray et al. (2009)
Weekly Module 4: Who are Families? Application Post (Video)
After watching the video Homeless Families with Infants & Toddlers, answer the following questions:
- What struck you in the video? Why?
- If Shari Houser starts the day care she talked about in the video, what can the program do to create a relationship-based model (Hint: Module 2 on Relationships, Baker & Manfretti/ Petit, 2004)? Identify specific practices.
- How are the situations these families face similar to the families you read about? Identify the article you read (author, year). Make specific connections, identifying the page number.
- How are the situations these families face different from the families you read about? Identify the article you read (author, year). Make specific connections, identifying the page number.
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