School-to-Home Connections: Simple Strategies for Early Childhood Educators

Children are the heart of meaningful family engagement. 

Children are the inspiration for positive family-provider relationships that are essential for promoting healthy child development and learning.  

School-to-Home Connections is bursting with ideas for early childhood educators. Inside, you’ll find simple ways to explain developmentally appropriate practice to parents, ideas on partnering with them on their child’s journey to school readiness, and tips for nurturing families’ active involvement in the school community. Along the way, you discover information on:

  • Understanding the power of play
  • Encouraging children’s individuality and uniqueness
  • Celebrating diversity
  • Supporting children’s development across key domains
  • Nurturing in nature
  • Addressing challenging behaviors
  • Transitioning to a new class or school

Each chapter includes suggestions for connecting parents with the classroom, the program, and the wider school community. When parents and teachers partner, children thrive! 

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School-to-Home Connections: Simple Strategies for Early Childhood Educators

Children are the heart of meaningful family engagement. 

Children are the inspiration for positive family-provider relationships that are essential for promoting healthy child development and learning.  

School-to-Home Connections is bursting with ideas for early childhood educators. Inside, you’ll find simple ways to explain developmentally appropriate practice to parents, ideas on partnering with them on their child’s journey to school readiness, and tips for nurturing families’ active involvement in the school community. Along the way, you discover information on:

  • Understanding the power of play
  • Encouraging children’s individuality and uniqueness
  • Celebrating diversity
  • Supporting children’s development across key domains
  • Nurturing in nature
  • Addressing challenging behaviors
  • Transitioning to a new class or school

Each chapter includes suggestions for connecting parents with the classroom, the program, and the wider school community. When parents and teachers partner, children thrive! 

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School-to-Home Connections: Simple Strategies for Early Childhood Educators

School-to-Home Connections: Simple Strategies for Early Childhood Educators

by Cathryn O'Sullivan EdM
School-to-Home Connections: Simple Strategies for Early Childhood Educators
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School-to-Home Connections: Simple Strategies for Early Childhood Educators

School-to-Home Connections: Simple Strategies for Early Childhood Educators

by Cathryn O'Sullivan EdM

Overview

Children are the heart of meaningful family engagement. 

Children are the inspiration for positive family-provider relationships that are essential for promoting healthy child development and learning.  

School-to-Home Connections is bursting with ideas for early childhood educators. Inside, you’ll find simple ways to explain developmentally appropriate practice to parents, ideas on partnering with them on their child’s journey to school readiness, and tips for nurturing families’ active involvement in the school community. Along the way, you discover information on:

  • Understanding the power of play
  • Encouraging children’s individuality and uniqueness
  • Celebrating diversity
  • Supporting children’s development across key domains
  • Nurturing in nature
  • Addressing challenging behaviors
  • Transitioning to a new class or school

Each chapter includes suggestions for connecting parents with the classroom, the program, and the wider school community. When parents and teachers partner, children thrive! 

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780876599327
Publisher: Gryphon House Inc.
Publication date: 04/01/2022
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 176
File size: 1 MB
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Cathryn O’Sullivan is a consultant in early childhood development. She has worked in a number of areas in the field including as the founding principal of Bloom Early Childhood Centre of Excellence, Jamaica, a laboratory preschool of The University of the West Indies Open Campus; a curriculum developer, researcher, and teacher trainer. She has a Masters of Education in International Education Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies and Spanish from Macalester College.

Table of Contents

Dedication and Acknowledgments v

Welcome vi

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Put Your Oxygen Mask on First: The importance of Self-Care 3

Chapter 2 Partnering with Parents 9

Chapter 3 Understanding the Power of Play 13

Chapter 4 Intentional Interactions and the Power of Yet 21

Chapter 5 Involving Infants 27

Chapter 6 Terrific Toddlers 35

Chapter 7 Creating a Child-Centered Environment Where Children Thrive 41

Chapter 8 Setting up Child-Friendly Spaces 48

Chapter 9 Building Child-Friendly Schedules 56

Chapter 10 Encouraging Children's Individuality and Uniqueness 61

Chapter 11 Embracing and Celebrating Our Diverse and Beautiful World 66

Chapter 12 Supporting Social-Emotional Development 72

Chapter 13 Language and Literacy 80

Chapter 14 Fine-Motor Development and Writing 88

Chapter 15 Physical Development 96

Chapter 16 STEM for Young Children 102

Chapter 17 Nurturing in Nature 107

Chapter 18 Behavior Is Communication 112

Chapter 19 How Can I Tell If They're Learning? 122

Chapter 20 Handling Difficult Situations and Topics with Care 129

Chapter 21 Transitioning to a New Class or School 136

Appendix: Children's Books Related to Different Topics 140

References and Recommended Reading 150

Index 159

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