The authors provide insight and inspiration in different contexts — pediatric primary care, military families, children prenatally exposed to alcohol, and children adopted from abroad — and share effective approaches to supporting
the diverse needs of parents with very young children.
Not exact matches
Current pedagogical fashion harps endlessly on «differentiating» instruction to meet the
needs of diverse individual students; for homeschooling
parents, whose «individual students» are their own kids, this comes naturally.
Neighborhood
Parent Network Neighborhood
Parents Network is a non-profit that connects a
diverse community
of families with the resources they
need to navigate
parenting in the city.
• 1) Rock - Around - the - Clock Baby Gifts: In order to meet the baby's
diverse needs throughout the day and night, as well as the
needs of the
parents, each guest is assigned a specific hour
of the day for which to purchase a gift.
From casual
parents» meetings to bereavement support, our groups help meet the
diverse needs of our community.
Participants recognized the importance
of caring for the
parents, caregivers and families
of Zika - affected children, in addition to collaborating across specialties to meet the children's
diverse medical
needs.
In one
of her projects, Luk works with a group
of ELL directors to help them understand the
diverse needs of their language learners and to find better ways to engage their
parents.
These questions include the potential value
of having a socially and economically
diverse group
of children together prior to kindergarten; supporting families with working
parents who require full - day care and education for their young children; and where best to serve children with special
needs whose early education costs already are fully assumed (regardless
of family income) by the public schools (based on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [IDEA]-RRB-.
Our most popular briefing papers include «Teenage
Parents and Their Educational Attainment,» «Class Time and Student Learning», and «Meeting the
Needs of Diverse Learners.»
The effectiveness
of the model has been studied in over 20 years
of research and field - testing about: (a) the effectiveness
of the model as perceived by key groups, such as principals, teachers, students, and
parents; (b) research related to student creative productivity; (c) research relating to personal and social development; (d) the use
of SEM with culturally
diverse or special
needs populations; (e) research on student self - efficacy; (f) the use
of SEM as a curricular framework; (g) research relating to learning styles and curriculum compacting; and (h) longitudinal research on the SEM.
The lesson plan, shared with the permission
of the authors, is a great example
of a short activity with simple instructions that appeals to a
diverse group
of parent interests and teacher
needs.
If
parents believe charter schools and private schools will address the
diverse needs of children with disabilities, they
need to read the history as to why Public Law 94 - 142 was created in the first place.
To ensure that all children develop the necessary cognitive, social, emotional and physical skills that build the foundation for life - long learning and early literacy; this is accomplished by providing a high quality, safe and nurturing environment, responsive to the culturally
diverse and unique
needs of each child, through individual and interactive learning opportunities, supported by excellence in teaching and research - based instructional practices aligned with the NYS Learning Standards and the District's curricula, in partnership with
parents, staff, policy makers and community organizations.
Learning specialists analyze data, create and implement behavior management programs, communicate with
parents / guardians, collaborate with other teachers, and develop IEP goals that address the
diverse needs of students
of all ability levels.
Whatever kind
of educational environment
parents choose for their children, the options for meeting students» learning
needs is becoming more
diverse every year.
Programs that fully inform
parents of their rights under ESSA, and also address the specific
needs of diverse communities for relevant information, skill - building, and leadership development.
The author concludes that
diverse schools will most likely
need to eschew progressive pedagogy in favor
of a more traditional curriculum, while offering something special to attract
parents of all classes and races.
Whereas state - controlled education systems tend toward homogenization, a free market in education allows providers the freedom to meet the
diverse needs of students and their
parents.
I believe charters promote a true educational partnership between students,
parents, and school s while meeting the
needs of diverse learners and providing options for generations to come.
Today our schools are driven by data, and we
need to somehow make sense
of it all - especially when trying to figure out how school culture can influence decisions as
diverse as instructional strategies, anti-bullying efforts, or even how to get
parents more involved.
This reality requires that we give local leaders and
parents the choices, flexibility, and local control necessary to meet the
needs of a
diverse body
of individual students.
«This move underscores our commitment to nurturing the complete health and well - being
of animals and further allows Petco to meet the
diverse and expansive
needs of pet
parents,» said Jim Myers, Petco CEO.
In meeting the
diverse needs of students from all backgrounds, the use
of technology develops and becomes more
of an integral part
of the professional school counseling occupation, some counselors may turn to the internet through searches, social media, and electronic communications as ways to increase their effectiveness in working with students,
parents / guardians, teachers, and administrators.
«From managing the
diverse needs of families
of children with a disability to recognising the role that practitioners can play in helping
parents improve outcomes for children with chronic illnesses, this year's program really does focus on ensuring that every family has access to the support they
need.»
In recent years, the responsible fatherhood field has expanded beyond its roots in employment and
parenting services for low - income fathers to recognize the
diverse needs of a wide array
of fathers.1 Programs now include elements such as healthy marriage and co-
parenting skills training, general fatherhood competency for all income levels, support for fathers involved with the child welfare and criminal justice systems, a focus on children's education and literacy, awareness
of the
needs of fathers who have children with special
needs, and attention to issues
of domestic violence.
Demographic data for
parents and deaf children from culturally and linguistically
diverse backgrounds present an alarming
need for further research on the identification
of barriers encountered during the IEP process.
By understanding the
needs and interests
of children and families from culturally
diverse backgrounds and building relationships
of trust and understanding with
parents and carers, ECEC services can make a positive difference to children's mental health and wellbeing.
An education program designed for a wide variety
of parents and carers
of children (from birth to 16 years
of age) with different
needs and
diverse socio - economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
By actively promoting the
needs and interests
of students and families from culturally
diverse backgrounds and building relationships
of trust and understanding with
parents and carers, schools can make a positive difference to CALD students» mental health and wellbeing.
KIPS: An Evidence - Based Tool for Assessing
Parenting Strengths and Needs in Diverse Families (PDF - 344 KB) Comfort, Gordon, & Naples (2011) Infants & Young Children: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Early Childhood Intervention, 24 (1) Describes studies on and results of the Keys to Interactive Parenting Scale (KIPS), an observational assessment of parenting quality, with 397
Parenting Strengths and
Needs in
Diverse Families (PDF - 344 KB) Comfort, Gordon, & Naples (2011) Infants & Young Children: An Interdisciplinary Journal
of Early Childhood Intervention, 24 (1) Describes studies on and results
of the Keys to Interactive
Parenting Scale (KIPS), an observational assessment of parenting quality, with 397
Parenting Scale (KIPS), an observational assessment
of parenting quality, with 397
parenting quality, with 397 families.
A comprehensive population approach that includes multiple levels (universal, selected and indicated)
of parenting support will better serve the
needs of a
diverse population.
Second, in schools or in clinical counseling with adolescents from culturally
diverse backgrounds, counselors
need to realize that these adolescents could have different interpretations
of parents» behavior depending on their cultural background.