Training Guides for the Head Start Learning Community:
Individualizing: A Plan for Success
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Creating Essential Partnerships--Families and Staff Working Together
Handout 11: Building a Strong Partnership
Instructions: Select a family with whom you have or had a strong and effective partnership. Answer the questions below. You may need to refer to the child and/or family's records. Be sure to maintain confidentiality. Complete this assignment before your next coaching session.
The Family
Who lives in the household?
What language(s) are used at home? How are they used?
How does each family member encourage the child's development?
How might the family's culture affect the child's development?
What are this family's strengths and how do they influence the child's development?
How do you show respect for cultural and language diversity?
Are there any barriers, such as school or work schedules, that make it difficult to maintain this partnership? If so, describe how you and the family overcame these challenges.
Initial Meeting
What happened when you first met this family?
Where did the meeting take place?
Who was present?
What did the family members say and do?
How did you encourage them to build a partnership with Head Start staff?
What did you do to follow up on this initial meeting?
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