Event Title
Starting Off Strong: Building Partnerships with Parents of Children with Special Needs
Location
Withers 115
Start Date
5-11-2016 10:35 AM
End Date
5-11-2016 11:15 AM
Description
Building partnerships with parents through teacher-parent communication from the beginning of the school year is key to creating a successful classroom environment for all children. This workshop will explore Macfeat Laboratory School’s approach to building partnerships with all parents from the beginning of the school year, and specifically one classroom’s approach to communicating and working together with parents of children with special needs. Macfeat Laboratory School is a NAEYC accredited preschool and kindergarten; NAEYC’s policies are influential in the school’s approach to parent communication and inclusion.
Participant Objectives:
- Participants will explore NAEYC’s policy on inclusive environments for children with special needs and recommendations for effective family engagement practices and how they impact Macfeat Laboratory School’s policy.
- Participants will learn about how Macfeat Laboratory School’s policies impact one teacher’s preschool classroom and her approach to developing strong partnerships with the families in her class.
- Participants will hear one parent’s viewpoint concerning her family’s Macfeat experience.
Starting Off Strong: Building Partnerships with Parents of Children with Special Needs
Withers 115
Building partnerships with parents through teacher-parent communication from the beginning of the school year is key to creating a successful classroom environment for all children. This workshop will explore Macfeat Laboratory School’s approach to building partnerships with all parents from the beginning of the school year, and specifically one classroom’s approach to communicating and working together with parents of children with special needs. Macfeat Laboratory School is a NAEYC accredited preschool and kindergarten; NAEYC’s policies are influential in the school’s approach to parent communication and inclusion.
Participant Objectives:
- Participants will explore NAEYC’s policy on inclusive environments for children with special needs and recommendations for effective family engagement practices and how they impact Macfeat Laboratory School’s policy.
- Participants will learn about how Macfeat Laboratory School’s policies impact one teacher’s preschool classroom and her approach to developing strong partnerships with the families in her class.
- Participants will hear one parent’s viewpoint concerning her family’s Macfeat experience.