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Organization
Tracy Daniels
Lincoln Elementary School
Grades: PreK-Sixth grade
Ages 4-13 years old
93% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% American Indian
Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, Adolescence

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Role of Child Development
Professionals
Early childhood professionals provide hands on interaction with young
children and their families.

Teachers, teacher assistants, child life specialists, early childhood


specialists, early intervention specialists, and caregivers are all early
childhood professionals.

The role of these professionals is to guide children down new and


exciting paths, being with them through their new journey, and keeping
them out of harms way while doing so. Following the child as they
discover their interests and allowing the child a chance to find their
play and learning style. Being an encouraging professional that
motivates children to venture out and find out things on their own while
you are their to answer questions and support learning.

Child development professionals should also provide a


developmentally appropriate environment. They support childrens
learning by providing materials and activities that stimulate learning
and is fun as well. Children are allowed time to explore, discover,
interact, and play.

All child development professionals have a role to be nurturing and do


what is necessary for the growth and development of each child in
their care. Growth in all areas includes; physical, cognitive, social-
emotional, and language development.
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Being observant and listening to the child and their needs is important
to the role of a child development professional. They must listen and
observe so that they can determine the needs of the child.
Role of Child Development
Professionals contd
Child development professionals
are advocates for the child and
family so they must communicate
with many people so that the child
receives any additional services
he/she may need.
Early childhood educators have to
have deeper understandings of
child development and early
education issues; provide richer
educational experiences for all
children, including those who are
vulnerable and disadvantaged;
engage children of varying abilities
and backgrounds; connect with a
diverse array of families (Sheridan, This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC

Edwards, Marvin, & Knoche, 2009).


Lincoln Elementary School
How to create and
sustain partnerships with
families and the
community
Ways to create and sustain partnerships
with families and the community
Build relationships Parent/Community Program
Start local programs (community and
family)to engage both the community
and families to work together in
advancing student learning at your
school (National Education Association,
2011).

Collaborating between the community


and families helps build one-to-one
relationships that will help student
achievement.

Since Lincoln has 93% Hispanic students


provide bi-lingual programs so that
families and the community are able to
comprehend what is presented and there
is good communication between the
school, families, and the community.
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Partnerships influence the learning
and development of children.
The community, family, and, and
school working together impacts a
childs development. All three work
simultaneously together and
because they are all a part of a
childs life they have an influence
on how the child develops.
Positive relationships between
family and the community have
positive effects on child
development. Children are
influenced by those they have
direct contact with and if the
interaction is positive then their
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Bronfenbrenners Ecological System
Mesosystem
The mesosystem is about the interaction
of all of the microsystems with one
another. There for the mesosystem
involves relationships and interactions
such as those between home and school,
family and religion (church), or fellow
peers and home (Paquette & Ryan, 2011).

Families, community, and schools are all


connected because they are all directly
involved in a childs life. Dependent upon
the interactions between each other
determine the relationship they will have
with the child. For example, if a childs
parent speaks negatively about their
childs school or teacher then the child
may begin to feel negatively about that
teacher based on the interaction the
parent had with the teacher.
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This framework was created by Joyce
Epstein to assist educators and
administrators in developing school and
family partnership programs. It details six
types of involvement and includes sample
practices, challenges, redirections, and
expected results.

Epsteins Types of
Involvement.

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SA
Type 1
Parenting
Help all families establish home One way that Lincoln
environments to support Elementary School can help
children as students (Epstein, families is implementing a family
n.d.). support program that assists
families with their immediate
This type of involvement needs such as health, nutrition,
influences a childs learning and any additional services (
and development because it ex. ESL)
helps the parent be better
prepared to have the
necessary skills to assist them in
school.
Type 2
Communicating
Communication between home- Lincoln Elementary School can
to-school and school-to-home help families by having
about child progress and school
programs (Epstein, n.d.). conferences at least once a
year with translators if needed,
This type of involvement influences along with follow-ups to ensure
a childs learning and that everything that the child
development because children
understand their role in the and family needs is being done.
partnership as the messenger and
communicator. They also become
more aware of their progress in
school and what they need to do
to improve their grades.
Type 3
Volunteering
Parental help and support
(Epstein, n.d.).

Volunteering influences a childs


learning and development
because they learn how to better
communicate with adults.

The school or community can


create a volunteer program and
provide flexible hours for parents
to volunteer so that working
parents are also able to be
involved. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA
Type 4
Learning at Home
Provide families with information and
ideas as to how to help their children
at home with homework, and other
curriculum-related activities (Epstein,
n.d.).
This type of involvement influences a
childs learning and development
because children are able to have a
positive attitude toward schoolwork
and they are able to finish homework.
Lincoln can provide parents with
information on how to assist their
children with in enhancing skills
needed to improve in classes and on
assessments (in various languages). This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
Type 5
Decision Making
Include parents in school One idea that Lincoln can
decisions, developing parent implement immediately is
leaders and representatives creating a PTA/PTO, parent
(Epstein, n.d.). committee, that encourages
parental involvement and
Parental involvement influences leadership roles.
a childs learning and
development because children
are able to see the interactions
between the family, school,
and community. They become
aware of the familys ability to
be involved in school decisions.

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BY-NC
Type 6
Collaborating with Community
Identify and integrate resources and services
from the community to strengthen school
programs, family practices, and student
learning and development (Epstein, n.d).

Collaborating with the community influences


the childs learning and development
because they become more involved with
the community. They get to have diverse
experiences with those similar as well as
those with differences in activities, programs,
and services.

Lincoln can provide parents with information


about community health, recreational,
cultural and social support programs. If
possible Lincoln can develop a program
within the school that can provide some of
these services for families. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
Revision
Information was added about the
demographics at Lincoln Elementary
and there were more graphics added
so that parents can better understand
the information provided.
References
Epstein, J. (n.d.). Epsteins framework of six types of involvement.
Henderson, A. (2011). Family-School-Community Partnerships 2.0
Collaborative Strategies to Advance Student Learning. National
Education Association, p.1-81.
Paquette, D. & Ryan, J. (2011). Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems
Theory.
Sheridan, S. M., Edwards, C. P., Marvin, C. A., & Knoche, L. L. (2009).
Professional Development in Early Childhood Programs: Process Issues
and Research Needs. Early Education and Development, 20(3), 377
401. http://doi.org/10.1080/10409280802582795
www.nea.org

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