Families & Community United for Childrens Development

Lisa Cary ECE497: Child Development Capstone Course Karen Foster April 20, 2014

Early Childhood Development

Early childhood development involves the ages 2-6 years old. To make the vast, interdisciplinary study of human constancy and change more orderly and convenient, development is often divided into three broad domains: physical: , cognitive, and emotional and social. Berk, L. E. (2013). Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

Physical Development
Changes in body with proportions, appearance, And size, along with the functioning of the body.

Cognitive Development
Changes in intellectual abilities How information is taken in and and processed.

Emotional and Social Development

Changes in emotional communication, development of social skills, interpersonal skill, moral reasoning, and behavior.

My name is Ms. Cary and Im an early childhood educator with 20 years of experience readily to partner with parents and the community in motivating to help children become happy, healthy and individuals. I conduct child-appropriate activities filled with fun and lots of learning. Im committed to dynamic instruction that fosters child development. I believe in parent-teacher conferences to remain connected to the needs of children and parents. The first few years of a child's life are highly formative and influential and I will foster learning and development with a nurturing and encouraging approach to child guidance. Im committed to each child's successful cognitive, physical and emotional progress. The cast of characters and the scenarios of childrens lives are central aspects of human development, as suggested by Beatrice Whiting (1980). Rogoff, B

Bronfenbrenners Ecological System

Is the interlocking of systems in which a learner is involved. For all learners in a school, the most important of these interlocking systems is that of the family system with the school system. There has been a long history of partnership with parents in bringing about change in education for both children with educational needs as a whole and for the meeting of the needs of individual children (HOWIE, D. (2013).

The Mesosystem from Bronfenbrenners Ecological System , encompasses connections between Microsystems, such as home, school, neighborhood, and childcare center. For example a how a child does academically doesnt just solely dependent on whats going in the classroom, but also what takes place at home such as parent involvement with helping in homework.

Epsteins Types of Involvement

PARENTING
Giving support to all families in helping with home environments to support children as students.

Children will understand the importance of school and will prosper in learning.
Enable families to share information with schools about culture, background, children's talents and needs, through workshops, videotapes, computerized phone messages on parenting and child rearing at each age and grade level.

COMMUNICATING
Design effective forms of school-to-home and hometo-school communications about school programs and children's progress.
Understanding of school policies on behavior, attendance, and other areas of student conduct and awareness of own progress and of actions needed to maintain or improve grades.

Conferences with every parent at least once a year, with follow-ups as needed. Language translators to assist families as needed and weekly or monthly folders of student work sent home for review and comments.

VOLUNTEERING
Recruit and organize parent help and support.
Increased learning of skills that receive tutoring or targeted attention from volunteers and enhance skills in communicating with adults Providing parent room or family center for volunteer work, meetings, resources for families. Class parent, telephone tree, or other structures to provide all families with needed information.

LEARNING AT HOME
Provide information and ideas to families about how to help students at home with homework and other curriculum-related activities, decisions, and planning.

View of parents as more similar to teacher or child care provider and of home as more similar to school .

Information on how to assist students to improve skills on various class and school age appropriate assessments and provide calendars with activities for parents and students/children at home.

DECISION MAKING
Include parents in school decisions, developing parent leaders and representatives. Understanding the importance of family and that parents play a big part in their childs learning and development process. Inform parents about active PTA/PTO or other parent organizations, advisory councils, or committees (e.g., curriculum, safety, personnel) for parent leadership and participation.

COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNTY

Identify and integrate resources and services from the community to strengthen school programs, family practices, and student learning and development.

Resources
HOWIE, D. (2013). Teaching Thinking: a Three-Tiered Model to Enhance Inclusive Learning, in an Ecological Framework. Transylvanian Journal Of Psychology, 33-50. Rogoff, Barbara. Cultural Nature of Human Development. Cary, NC, USA: Oxford University Press, 2003. p 102. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ashford/Doc?id=10084747&ppg=117 Berk, L. E. (2013). Child development. (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.