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ParentTeacherOrganization

Howtocreateandsustainpartnershipswithfamiliesandthecommunityandhow
thesepartnershipsinfluencethelearninganddevelopmentofchildren.
Focus:
AgesPreKtoSixthGrade(Elementary)
EarlyChildhoodtoenteringMiddleChildhood
MyRoleAsAChildDevelopmentProfessional
Tokeepyourchildrensafe
Toeducateelementaryagechildren
Buildingrelationshipswithfamiliesandthecommunity
Tomakechildrensuccessfulformiddleschool
Helpschoolagedchildrentoenteradolescnce
Rationale
Everyonecanimpactachildslife.Itisimportantthatthecommunity,families,
andeducatorsworktogethertomakechildrensuccessful.Withhelp,support,and
guidance,childrencanachieveanything.Weneedtoworktogethertomake
childrensfuturesbrighter.
MesosystemfromBronfenbrennersEcologicalSystem
TheMesosystemiswhereaperson'sindividualmicrosystems(peopleclosestto
anindividualandhasdirectcontactwith)donotfunctionindependently,butare
interconnectedandassertinfluenceupononeanother.Theseinteractionshavean
indirectimpactontheindividual.(Educationportal)
Epsteins6TypesofInvolvement
Parenting
Communicating
Volunteering
LearningAtHome
DecisionMaking
CollaboratingWithCommunity
EpsteinsTypesofInvolvement:Type1Parenting
Thewayparentinginfluencesachildslearninganddevelopmentisbyteaching
themrespectforeldersandforpeople.Italsoteachesthemhowtobalance,
school,chores,andotherthingswhichteachesthemresponsibility.(Epstein,J)
Oneideatheschoolorcommunitycouldimplementrightawaythatalignswith
theculturesrepresentedattheschoolistounderstandthefamiliesbackgroundand
respectthefamilyandtheirchildrenandtheirwishes.
EpsteinsTypesofInvolvement:Type2Communicating
Thewaycommunicatinginfluencesachildslearninganddevelopmentisby
socializing.Childrenbecomeawareoftheirownprogressandactionsneededto
improveandmaintaingrades.(Epstein,J)
Oneideatheschoolorcommunitycouldimplementrightawaythatalignswith
theculturesrepresentedattheschoolistocommunicatewithfamiliesaboutthe
differentprogramstheschoolhastooffer.
EpsteinsTypesofInvolvement:Type3Volunteering

Thewayvolunteeringinfluencesachildslearninganddevelopmentisbygiving
themresponsibilityandgivingthemanopportunitytohelpoutothersandeven
showingthemleadershipskills.
Oneideatheschoolorcommunitycouldimplementrightawaythatalignswith
theculturesrepresentedattheschoolisgivetheparentsoptionsofvolunteeringas
well.Lettheparentsandcommunityknowwhenvolunteersareneeded.Involve
theparentsandcommunitymoreinschoolandactivities.
EpsteinsTypesofInvolvement:Type4LearningAtHome
Learningathomeinfluencesachildslearninganddevelopmentbecauseparents
areachildsfirstteacher.Childrenalsogetoneononeattentionathomethatthey
maynotgetatschool.
Oneideatheschoolorcommunitycouldimplementrightawaythatalignswith
theculturesrepresentedattheschoolistoasktheparentsforhelpineducating
theirchildrenwhentheyareathome.Letparentsknowwhattheirchildneeds
moreworkonandhaveparentstrytoimplementthatathome.
EpsteinsTypesofInvolvement:Type5DecisionMaking
Thewaydecisionmakinginfluencesachildslearninganddevelopmentisby
havingthemmakechoicesithasthemtakealeadershiprole.Itbuildsself
confidence.
Oneideatheschoolorcommunitycouldimplementrightawaythatalignswith
theculturesrepresentedattheschoolistohavemoreactivitieswherethechildren
havetomakedecisions.Givemoreoptionsandhavethechildrendecideonone.
EpsteinsTypesofInvolvement:Type6CollaboratingWithCommunity
Thewaycollaboratingwiththecommunityinfluencesachildslearningand
developmentbyteachingthemhowtoworkinagroup.Itteacheschildrenhowto
cometogether.
Oneideatheschoolorcommunitycouldimplementrightawaythatalignswith
theculturesrepresentedattheschoolistoformcommunityactivitiesorhold
activitiesthatareopentothecommunity.Involvethecommunity.
Sources
Berk,L.E.(2013).Childdevelopment.(9thed.).UpperSaddleRiver,NJ:Pearson.
EducationPortal.(n.d.).Bronfenbrenner'sEcologicalSystemsTheoryof
Development:Definition&Examples.Retrievedfromhttp://education
portal.com/academy/lesson/bronfenbrennersecologicalsystemstheoryof
developmentdefinitionexamples.html
Epstein,J.(n.d.).Epstein'sframeworkofsixtypesofinvolvement.

Retrievedfrom
http://www.unicef.org/lac/Joyce_L._Epstein_s_Framework_of_Six_Types_of_Inv
olvement(2).pdf

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