Parent Presentation

Kiera Groom
ECE 497: Child Development Capstone Course
Dorisa Ramos-Podoba
May 7, 2018
Welcome to Lincoln Elementary School!

Hispanic 93%

White 5%

American Indian 2%
Periods of Development
 Early Childhood
 Middle Childhood.
My Role

My role as a child development professional is to

understand what changes children will experience at
this school, to help them thrive throughout these
changes, and to inform parents how to help their
children as they develop.
Rationale
 Your involvement is important!
 There are ways to get involved!
 Children enjoy school, stay in school,
and do better in school when you are
involved!
The Mesosystem from Bronfenbrenner’s
Ecological System
 Connects home, school,  The relationship between the
neighborhood, and child-care parent and child at home can
centers! also affect other
relationships!
 Families, school and the  We all need to work together!
community are all connected
to your child’s development.
The Mesosystem
 Epstein’s Types of Involvement Collaborating
with Community
Decision
Making
Learning at
Home
Volunteering

Communication

Parenting
Parenting
How It Influences Your Child’s One Idea the School can Implement
Learning and Development: Right Away:
 Parents are considered the child’s  Home visits!
first teacher.
Communicating
How It Influences Your Child’s
Learning and Development:
 Communication is key in a positive
learning experience for the child.
One Idea the School can Implement
Right Away:
 Parent-Teacher-Child conferences!
Volunteering
How It Influences Your Child’s One Idea the School can Implement
Learning and Development: Right Away:
 By parents volunteering with their  Volunteer Programs!
students, children are seeing skills
their parents have that they have
not had the chance to see before.
Learning at Home
How It Influences Your Child’s One Idea the School can Implement
Learning and Development: Right Away:
 Completion of homework  Information Mail!
 Positive attitude towards school
 Better skills, abilities and test scores
Decision Making
How It Influences Your Child’s One Idea the School can Implement
Learning and Development: Right Away:
 Shows the child:  Independent Advocacy Groups!
 every family and every student is
represented in school decisions.
 they all have a voice.
 their rights are protected
Collaborating with Community
How It Influences Your Child’s One Idea the School can Implement
Learning and Development: Right Away:
 Shows children:  Community Activity Fair!
 future careers
 future education options.
 “This is Possible for me”

 Children also learn:

 skill and talents through different
extracurricular activities
 find out what they really are
passionate about.
 Let’s work
together and give
our children the
best education
possible!
References:

Berk, L. E. (2013). Child development. (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Pearson. Retrieved
from https://content.ashford.edu/

Epstein, J. (n.d.). Epstein's framework of six types of involvement. Retrieved from

http://www.unicef.org/lac/Joyce_L._Epstein_s_Framework_of_Six_Types_of_Invo
lvement(2).pdf

National Education Association. (2004). Research Spotlight on Parental

Involvement in Education. Retrieved from http://www.nea.org/tools/17360.htm

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