Lincoln Elementary School

Pre-K to sixth grade

My Role as a child development
professional
As a child development professional my role is to keep my self educated,
and trained on new information that focuses on the age group I will be
working with.
It is also my role to be aware of the childrens needs and to make sure
their needs are met.
As child development professional I will make sure that their environment
is safe, there is no bullying or feeling neglected.
I will have an open communication with parents and teachers.
Feedback that is given to me will be taken seriously and looked into.
Period of development this
presentation will focus on.
The period of development the presentation
will focus on is children who are in Pre-K to
sixth grade.
Mesosystem
The Mesosystem is the second level of Breonfenbreeners model,the
mesosystem, encom-passes connections between microsystems , such as
home, school, neighborhood, and child-care center(Berk, L. E. 2013).
A child may be able to progress very well on their own in the classroom
but a lot of their ability to make progress depends on how much
academics are promoted in each of the students homes, as well as how
involved the parents are with the childs learning approach at home
in- school and after- school programs that substitute for lack of other
resources by providing child care and art, music, sports, scouting, and
other enrichment activities are associated with improved school perfor-
mance and a reduction in emotional and behavior problems in middle
childhood (Berk, L. E. 2013)
Epsteins Six Types of Involvement
The framework enables educators to develop effective
programs designed to bring school, family and
community together in a positive manner (Hatter,
2014).
The six types of involvement are the following:
- Parenting
- Communicating
- Volunteering
- Learning at home
- Decision Making
- Collaborating with community
Parenting
How parenting influences a childs learning and development:
-Children know the importance of school, how to balance school, house
chores and activities. They start to respect their parents, and have
improved school attendance.
The schools role to implement aligns with different cultures
represented at schools:
- The school can offer parent education classes where they are
eligible to work towards GED, or college courses.
- Schools can host family support nights that inform them about
proper nutrition, health and other services



Communicating
How communicating influences a childs learning and
development:
They are aware of their progress in their classes and skills.
Children are also developing a sense of awareness of how to
improve their grades or maintain what they are getting.

How the school or community can implement right away that
aligns with the cultures represented at the school.
The school can provide language translation when meetings are
taken place, have regular house calls or written notes each
day. Schools can also have memos, newsletter that have are
written in their language.
Volunteering
How volunteering influences a childs learning and
development
They are developing how to interact with adults, learn new skills,
talents and contributions.

One idea the school or community could implement right
away that aligns with the cultures represented at the
school:
Schools and community can have host an event for families
to come together to work on project for the school or
community. Have parents volunteer in the classrooms or
the school.
Learning at Home
How learning at home influences a childs learning and development.
Children will start to develop self confidence as a learner and have positive
attitude about school. This type of involvement influences children to complete
homework assignments, and gain skills and abilities.

One idea the school or community could implement right away that aligns with the
cultures represented at the school:
Schools can hold an information night where they discuss what is required for
students at each grade. Teachers can speak to parents on homework polices and
what will be accepted from the children. The school and community can provide
afterschool homework help.

Decision Making
How decision making influences a childs learning and
development:
This type of involvement influences a childs learning and development by the
students becoming aware of representation of families in school
decisions. Understanding that student rights are protected. Specific
benefits linked to policies enacted by parent organizations and
experienced by students
One idea the school or community could implement right away
that aligns with the cultures represented at the school:
The school can get the parents actively involved in the schools decisions
by part of a committee or board such as the PTA.

COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNTY
How collaborating influences a childs learning and
development:
This type of involvement influences a childs learning and development by
becoming aware of how they belong to the community. They are aware of
what their career and future education can be.

One idea the school or community could implement right away
that aligns with the cultures represented at the school:
The community can get parents together by working on projects in the
neighborhood such as a park clean up day, building a new playground and
painting.