The National Association for the Education of
Young Children (NAEYC) has a link called "topics" that I chose to
explore further. Under the link was the topic of family engagement. The
website offers ways on how to better communicate with families and get them actively
involved in their child’s development and education. When families are involved children become
more motivated to learn when they have a strong support system. This specific topic addresses the issue of
responsiveness and how early childhood professionals can address the needs of
all families. NAEYC’s has a project called
Engaging Diverse Families and has six principles of family engagement.
Principle 1: Invite families to participate in
decision making and goal setting.
Principle 2: Engage families in two-way
communication.
Principle 3: Engage families in ways that are
truly reciprocal.
Principle 4: Provide learning activities for
the home and the community.
Principle 5: Invite families to participate in
program-level decisions.
Principle 6: Have programs that implement a
comprehensive program level system of family engagement.
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