Family Partnerships in Early Childhood Settings

Catalog description

The course will cover the history and significance of family and community involvement in early childhood education: An overview of perspectives regarding family diversity, parent-professional partnerships and communication, early intervention and special education services, and the legal and ethical rights of diverse contemporary families of young children to foster an understanding of the significant roles of families and communities.' Contextual factors, social, cultural, racial, exceptionality, and environment, known to impact learning, will be addressed with an approach to develop the skills and knowledge needed for teachers to create positive working relationships with families and communities. This course includes research based pedagogical strategies for teaching linguistically diverse students, those with diverse learning needs, incorporating appropriate instructional technology into the classroom, and utilizing data from formative and summative assessments to inform instruction. This course incorporates developmentally appropriate instructional technology into the classroom. Limited to Education majors.