Communication

Module 6 assignment

Create assessment partnerships with families and professional colleagues to build effective learning environments.

Scenario

You are a lead teacher preparing to meet with a new family joining your early learning program. The purpose of this meeting is to form an assessment partnership with the family. During the meeting you will discuss with the family the benefits of sharing information and how you will use the created communication plan to support your partnership.

Instructions

Create a communication plan with a meeting agenda/script and communication details that:

Part One: Meeting Agenda/Script

Describes the characteristics of collaborative partnerships, including the roles of early childhood educators and family members towards creating and maintaining a partnership.

Defines an assessment measure the family can use to collect their own information (data) on their child’s development, along with:

How the information/data can be shared with the program.

How the information/data will be used to enhance the learning environment.

Part Two: Communication Details

Describes how often you will communicate with families and what assessment information will be shared.

Provides at least one example of how you will provide assessment information in meaningful and useful ways to the family.

Summarizes how the shared information will contribute to a developmentally appropriate learning environment.