Early Edge Webinar #2.English Handouts.June 24. · Strength-Based Attitudes • All families have...
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Developing Structures to Support Family Partnerships
Presented by Patricia Montes Pate & Ana Marisol Sánchez
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SEAL.org•Our mission: To prepare all Dual Language
Learners/English Learners in California to learn,thrive and lead.
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Purposes
• Research on Family Engagement- Families of Dual Language
Learners (DLL)
• Share resources that supportbuilding strong familypartnerships
- State & Federal- SEAL strategies
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Research on Family Engagement
• Strong connections between DLL families and schoolsare associated with important benefits for children.
- academic achievement (early literacy, cognitive & languagedevelopment, social-emotional skills)
- preservation of their language and culture
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Research on Family Engagement
• DLL families participate in their children’s educationalprograms at lower rates than families whose membersare not DLLs.
- Body of literature did not take into consideration the uniquechallenges faced by DLL families when interacting witheducation program
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Research on Family Engagement
• Language barriers, lack of linguisticallydiverse staff & interpreters
• Different definitions & views of familyengagement
• Nontraditional strategies are notrecognized as family involvement
• Issues related to the families' educationalhistories
• Different cultural norms• Some DLL families report that
educational programs are not welcoming.
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Research on Family Engagement
Six Characteristics of Family Engagement1. Joint decision making
2. Regular two-way communication
3. Collaboration and exchange ofknowledge
4. Learning in home and in the community
5. Joint family-program goal setting
6. Professional development
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English Learner Roadmap – Principle #1Assets-Oriented &
Needs-Responsive Schools• Share the benefits of bilingualism with
families• Engage families in two-way & ongoing
communication• Implement a home language interview• Communicate with & provide written
materials to families in their homelanguage• Evidence that the program values
children’s home language and culture
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Guideline 4: Engaging Families & Communities1. Build trusting collaborative relationships.2. Value the role of families.3. Create a climate in which families members feel
empowered & comfortable as advocates for theirchildren.
4. Support teachers’ responsiveness to the families’goals.
5. Use effective communication strategies that reflectthe diversity of families served.
6. Provide a welcoming space.7. Provide information about their children’s learning
& development.8. Support & are advocates for strong families.9. Engage families in supporting their home language.
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Head Start Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework
Family Outcomes1. Family Well-Being
2. Positive Parent-Child Relationships
3. Families as Lifelong Educators
4. Families as Learners
5. Family Engagement in Transitions
6. Family Connections to Peers andCommunity
7. Families as Advocates and Leaders
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Strengths-Based Approach• Acknowledging the strengths of
families first
• Respecting & learning from differences
• Showing openness to adapting practicebased on family preferences
• Sharing decision-making
• Approaching families as equal &reciprocal partners in support of theirchild
Guide to Developing Relationships with Families
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Guide to Developing Relationships with FamiliesStrength-Based Attitudes
• All families have strengths.
• Families are the first and mostimportant teachers of their children.
• Families are our partners with a criticalrole in their child’s development.
• Families have expertise about theirchild and family.
• Families’ contributions are importantand valuable
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Guide to Developing Relationships with FamiliesRelationship-based Practices
• Focus on the family-child relationship.• Observe and describe the child’s
behavior to open communication withthe family.• Reflect on the family’s individual and
cultural perspectives.• Reflect on your personal and cultural
perspectives.• Support parental competence.• Value a family’s passion.
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Tools to Guide Relationship-based Practices
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SEAL and Family PartnershipsBuilding strong family partnerships between families & schools to support children’s success while also valuing the home language and culture of every family and child.
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SEAL Strategies for engaging in Family Partnership• Offering guidance for teachers in creating classroom environments
and activities that incorporate the cultures and communityexperiences of their students, and that allow students to connecttheir life at home to their life at school• Instituting volunteer systems• Designing visitation opportunities that regularly invite families to
visit and participate in various family activities.• Utilizing multiple forums for teacher-family communication
including weekly newsletters, posted photos of class activities,family conversations and home-school projects related to themesbeing studied• Planning evening events that engage families in fun, interesting,
and high-level academic activities• Providing family workshops
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• Family activities that promote oral language- open-ended--no right/wrong answers- do not require background knowledge- occur in their HOME LANGUAGE
Family Conversations and Projects
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Family Workshops
Families engage in their home language
Facilitator Home
Strategies that support Oral Language Development
1. Observing Pictures2. Extended language
interactions3. Draw and Dictate
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Family Workshop Structure
1. Connect withfamilies
2. Sharepurpose &key points
3. Model
Facilitator Resources
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Family Workshop Structure
4. Questionsand ideas
5. Familiespractice
6. FinalQuestions
Materials Needed
Facilitator Resources
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Purpose:
• practice the skill of observing andnoticing details
• helps children engage seeking knowledgeand understanding
• supports early literacy development
Family Workshop #1 Observing Pictures
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Focus on one or more aspects of observation:
• noticing details
• making predictions• elaborating and expanding on ideas
• social-emotional language
Observing Pictures (photos and/or illustrations)
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Facilitator shares photos and models key aspects of strategy
Observing Pictures (photos)
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• How did the mother extend the children’slanguage and vocabulary?
• How else might she have supported theirlanguage development?
• What experiences have you had extending yourchild’s language?
• How might you extend language interactionswith your child?
Reflection Questions for Families
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Family Resource: Observing Pictures
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Observing Pictures
In their HOME Language
With family photos or books, families ask questions that help children observe pictures and illustrations more closely
Focus can be on: • make predictions• noticing details• elaborate & expand their ideas• social-emotional language
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Purpose:
• Support children with engaging in meaningfulconversations
• Exposes children to interactions where they- expand their vocabulary- focus on a topic through multiple
exchanges- hear various ways of verbalizing
thoughts
Family Workshop #2: Extended Language Interactions
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• Encourage back & forth exchanges• Extend children’s language• Invite children to talk about what they are
doing• Encourage higher-level thinking
Extended Language Interactions
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Family Resource: Extended Language Interactions
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Extended Language Interactions
In their HOME Language
• When a child is engaged inan activity, start aconversation by asking thechild “What are doing?”
• Follow the child’s lead• Take turns communicating• Provide time for children
to respond
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Purpose:
• Supports early literacy- helps children understand that what
they say can be turned into print- Offers exposure to experiences in
which they see print take on meaning
Family Workshop #3: Draw and Dictate
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• Ask permission before writing on child’spaper
• Write exactly what they say• Prompt them to say more by asking
questions to elicit more language• Notice their language progress and share
with teacher
Draw and Dictate
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Draw and Dictate
Facilitator shares key points and models.
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Family Resource: Draw and Dictate
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Draw and DictateHome
In their HOME Language
• Any time children aredrawing, families can askquestions and takedictation of the child’sresponse- related to an activity- after reading a book
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Circle back with Families Sharing
Families engage in their home language
Facilitator Home
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Questions?
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Thank You
Ana Marisol Sánchez [email protected]
Patricia Montes Pate [email protected]
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