Training Guides for the Head Start Learning Community:
Individualizing: A Plan for Success

Module 2


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Creating Essential Partnerships--Families and Staff Working Together


Handout 11: Building a Strong Partnership (continued)

Step 1: Screening and Step 2: Evaluation (if applicable)

What information about the child's health, development, interests, culture, home language, and so on did the family provide?


How did family members participate in the screening process? What did you do to support their involvement?


Was the child referred for an evaluation? If so, how did the family participate?


Step 3: Planning for Individual Children

How is the family involved in using the program's curriculum to set goals for the child?


How is the family involved in developing individualized strategies for encouraging the child's growth and development?


How is the family involved in implementing the individualized strategies?


Step 4: Ongoing Assessment

What strategies do you and this family use to communicate and share information?


How often do you share information (for example: daily, weekly, during home visits, at conferences)?


How do you involve the family in reviewing the child's progress and planning for the future?



Handout 11 continued.
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