Parent Presentation

Florita Onuorah
ECE 497
KAREN FOSTER
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
Lincoln Elementary School
My role as a child
development professional
Rationale for my
presentation
Bronfenbrenners
Ecological System
Epstein, J. (n.d.)
1.Parenting Involvement
1. Assist families with
parenting and child-rearing
skills
2. Understanding child and
adolescent development
3. Support children at each of
their age and grade level
4. Assists to understand the
families individual needs
1.Communicating Involvement
1. Communicate with families
about school programs and
student progress
1. Daily Reports
2. Documentation
3. Parent-Teacher
Meetings
4. Effective
Communication/Contact
1.Volunteering Involvement
1. Recruit, train, work with,
and involve families
members as volunteers and
audience supporters
2. Support students and
school functions/programs
1. School Plays
2. School Dances
3. Sports teams
1.Learning at Home Involvement
1. Involve families and their
children in learning
activities at home
1. Including homework
2. Curriculum based
activities and
3. Being apart of the
decision making
process
1.Decision Making Involvement
1. Include families as
participants in school
decisions, groups, and
support
1. Through PTA
2. school
councils/committees
3. Other parent
organizations
1. Coordinate with local
organizations and establish
services for families,
students, and the school
through the community.
1. Establishing a
recycling center
2. Drama clubs
3. Crossing Guard
Monitors
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