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CHS236 Home, School and Community

Unit 2 Assignment

Self-Reflection Home-School-Community Connections

Write a 2 to 3 page self-reflection paper describing your home-school-community connections experienced during early childhood and/or elementary school years.  Review the Beyond the Bake Sale checklist: “4 Versions of Family-School Partnerships” which helps to assess partnership practices.  In your paper, incorporate key concepts and professional terminology from your course readings and experiences.

 

CHS236 Home, School and Community

Unit 3 Assignment

Family Case Study

This assignment requires analysis of a family case study.  You will write a 2 to 3 page, APA-formatted paper not including the cover and references pages (a total of 4 to 5 pages).

Read the article, “Intentionally Thoughtful Family Engagement in Early Childhood Education”. 

The case study is found on pages 4 and 5 (13 and 14). 

The case study focuses on a 4-year-old boy from China who does not speak English and behaves developmentally more like a 2-year-old.  You will read about relationships between the child, his family, grandparents and teachers.

When reading the case study:  Reflect on what you have learned about the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct, professional standards for Building Family and Community Relationships, sociological theories, the Protective Factors Framework, and Help Me Grow.

Write your paper:

Identify and present in explicit details the issues concerning the family.

Design a plan of support for the family utilizing at least two of the following:  1) NAEYC’s ideals, 2) guiding principles, 3) professional standards, 4) theories, 5) the protective factors, and/or 6) Help Me Grow core components.

Demonstrate comprehension of key concepts and terminology in the articulation of your plan.  For example:  Use key terms such as ideals, principles, ethical responsibility.  State the full names of protective factors.

 

CHS236 Home, School and Community

Unit 6 Assignment

Program Visitation

Alternate Observation Assignment –

1. Read the instructions.

2. Select and view six short videos — one from each of the six categories.

3. Write your Summary and Application:

Either complete the given table in the instructions document or write a 2-3 page paper.

With either format you need to address all the sections.

Use APA formatting for in-text citations and references for the two course resources.

Original Assignment

Application Assignment (80 Points) Early Childhood Program Visitation: Family Engagement Evidence – due Unit 6

Part A. Environmental Observation

Conduct a program observation in a local child care center, family child care home or early elementary school (grades 1 through 3).

Use the “assigned observational checklist” to determine evidence of family representation, family engagement and a caring community.

Part B. Documentation Review:

Use the “assigned family engagement instrument” to review and record the program’s family-engagement practices

Documents may include: family handbook, intake and family-teacher conference forms, curriculum and assessment plans, and communication practices and tools.

 

CHS236 Home, School and Community

Unit 8 Assignment

Final Project Action Plan

The final project requires you to create an Action Plan for your center, school and/or community.  This action plan is a culmination of the fundamental concepts, contextualist theories, NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct, NAEYC Families and Community Relationships Standards, model programs, and strategies learned throughout the course. Using the knowledge and resources you have gained, you will apply the Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework to:

support and partner with families as their children’s first teachers and advocates; and

promote authentic Home-School-Community Partnerships.

Please see the attached document for detailed directives for this assignment.   Post any questions about the assignment to the “Ask Your Instructor” forum so all may benefit from responses.