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Diversity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 3 reasons why it is important for teachers to understand family life. Chapter 1 slide 10 | - sensitivity towards individual abilities - respecting needs that affect families. - simply being able to empathize with families is necessary to work effectively with families. - Understanding that our own experiences are not the standard. |
| Define diversity chapter 1 slide 11 | State of being varied, as by family structure,race,religion, socioeconomic status, primary language, ethnic background ect. |
| 2 reasons why it is important to understand diversity in the classroom Chapter 1 slide 12 | -To create an environment where children feel comfortable exploring the differences among themselves and their families - Important that teachers make the effort to become comfortable and informed about life experiences,values,and behaviors of diverse fam |
| Name 3 and describe challenges families face today and how it would effect children Chapter 2 slide 9 | Marital instability and single parents (40% of all births are to unmarried women) - Children may be more likely to dropout of school, get pregnant as teens,abuse drugs, and have trouble with the law |
| Challanges families face today and effect children | Poverty - currently 1 child in 50 is homeless - Children worry about safety and survival. They worry about having food,proper clothing ect. |
| Name and describe challenges today +effect children | Stress in modern living. Parents'emotional well-being suffers as a result of work overload. -Children feel time is rushed with parents and parents lack focus. - no downtime. |
| Name and describe two roles parents play. chapter 3 slide 2 | The parent as a nurturer. Parents provide safe and comfortable environment and have an attachment with children. - Teachers can encourage involvement and nurturing activities that include fathers and mothers.- Can supplement role without violating. |
| Name and describe 2 roles parents play | The parent as Worker. Conflict of work and parenting(time,finances, travel,child care, exhaustion,guilt. - Teachers can schedule best to fit their schedules. |
| Explain 6 components to Epstein's model. Chapter 4 slide 3 | Learning at home- Involves families learning activities at home and in the community( homework and cirriculum-related activities) - Decision making- Include families in decision making (PTA, advisory, committees ect. |
| 6 components to Epstein's model | - Collaborating with community- coordinate services and resources for families and school (provide service to community) -Parenting - schools help families with parenting and child-development. - Communicating- Involves parents by communicating. |
| Epstein model | Volunteering - work to improve opportunities to involve families and community members as volunteers and support |
| Explain the importantce of parent involvement in relation to child development | Attachment is correlated with every aspect of development - Certain factors in parenting styles impact children's learning styles. |
| What 3 key findings were found by Hart and Risley | 1. The variation in children's IQs and language abilities is relative to the amount parents speak to their children. 2. Children's academic successes at ages 9 and 10 are attributable to the amount of talk they hear from birth to age 3 |
| Key findings found by Hart and Risley | 3. Parents of advanced children talk significantly more to their children than parents of children who are not advanced |
| Parent Involvement- Two benefits for children | -Security and decreased anxiety in school environment and improved academic performance - Sense of self-worth when they percevie that others value and respect their parents. - knowledgeable and consistent responses from all adults in their lives |
| Parent Involvement- Two benefits for parents welcomed into partnership | - Feeling of support for parenting - Knowledge and skills to support parenting and support their children's education - The learning is non-threatening. |
| Parent Involvement for parents continued... | - Enhanced parental self-esteem whrn invited to participate and make a contribution to their child's school life. |
| Parent Involvement for teachers | - Increased knowledge about individual children, their backgrounds and their needs. - Positive feedback increases teacher confidence and social skills, and supports their efforts - Parent resources for enriched learning experiences in and out of classroo |
| 3 factors/ emotional responses that may act as barriers between the relationship between teachers and parents | - Differences between teaching and parenting (Parent responsibilities are limitless and teacher responsibilities are limited.) - Differences in Expertise - Personal factors |
| Essay- Explain what you learned about the importance of family involvement and building relationships with families - Include reference from class |
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Psychology 1462