Family Culture and School

Catalog description

This course is designed to help B-K professionals to understand the characteristics of families and the role families play in the lives of their children as their first teachers. Emphasis is placed on respecting different family structures and values. Strategies for dealing with children with learning disabilities, home language i.e., especially language which is different from the B-K professional’s language is stressed. Ethnicity, at-risk, socio-economic and health care services will also be discussed. Candidates are required to complete the Military Family project.