Ech 418 Wk 3 Discussion Family Involvement

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Due Thursday Parent volunteering in the classroom is one type of family involvement an early childhood professional may offer in the early childhood learning environment. Consider a scenario with a parent of one of the children in your class: the parent has offered to help in your classroom, and they are available to help one afternoon per week for 2 to 3 hours. Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: • What steps could you take to ensure that the parent’s participation is productive and not distracting? • What are some activities that would be ideal for a parent volunteer to assist with? What are some situations and/or times that you may want to avoid having parent volunteers in the classroom? Review the College’s Conceptual Framework. • How does this topic link to the College’s Conceptual Framework and the framework’s philosophical relationship to effective teacher preparation?