ECSE 340 Week 2

As we prepare for home visits and learning about Early Intervention, we have seen how important it is for us to work with the families, as well as gain their trust. We are only with the toddlers and infants for a very short period of time each week. This means parents have the primary responsibility while we are gone to carry out the plans we have. As we study and relay confidence to parents, we can gain their trust. We need to be respectful of family situation that will be different than what we deem as normal.

We will learn about our toddlers in the next week and as we partner up we can discuss strategies as well as find these strategies in our books. I decided to purchase the class textbook to keep for when I am in my future career because I know it will provide me with great strategies for children. In our class discussion we also talked about how it is important to know the developmental checklist and show sensitivity when looking at where the child fits on that list. As we know the list we can show the parents our confidence in their child.

On the Parent Involvement Pages it says in regards to families, “The child’s best learning occurs within everyday activities that comprise the bulk of the child and family’s life. These activities provide rich opportunities for the child to learn to communicate within meaningful, relevant and social contexts.”