Course: Engaging Families, Strengthening Relationships
Description
One predictor of a child’s success is the extent to which the family is involved in the child’s learning. Children are healthier and more successful in school when early childhood teachers build positive, on-going, and goal-oriented relationships with families. This course is designed to help teachers leverage families’ knowledge and skills to help children be successful in school.
Topics
Competencies
Knowledge
One predictor of a child’s success is the extent to which the family is involved in the child’s learning. Children are healthier and more successful in school when early childhood teachers build positive, on-going, and goal-oriented relationships with families. This course is designed to help teachers leverage families’ knowledge and skills to help children be successful in school.
Topics
- Research tells us that family engagement is important to a child’s academic success, especially in the early years of school.
- What does family engagement look like?
- What is your role in building relationships with families?
- What are ways you can effectively communicate with families?
Competencies
Knowledge
- Learn more about how parents are children’s first teachers
- Learn how children and families bring with them a wealth of experiences that affect their engagement with formal education
- Develop a strong awareness of their interaction with families
- Learn how to effectively implement effective communication strategies that keep families informed and engaged
- Build positive relationships with families that support their children’s learning
- Families have the capacity to support their children’s learning
- Leveraging families’ knowledge and skills is key to achieving academic outcomes in children