1.3: Working In Partnership With Parents
CYPOP 40
Assessment booklet
Learning Outcome 1
Unit CYPOP 40 Engage parents in their children’s early learning
CYPOP 40 1.1: Key research findings on parental involvement
1. Summarise the key findings/points of one research or policy in relation to the importance of involving parents in their children’s learning.
Parental involvement in children’s education from an early age can have an effect on the child’s educational achievement which will continue to do so into adolescence and adulthood. When parents are involved in a child’s learning it is believed that it equate with better outcomes, for example with their cognitive development. Also having the parents involved it provides a range of benefits for children …show more content…
and for parents themselves, as it can help in their reading, numeracy, writing or even helps to build a parents confidence when helping their child at home.
CYPOP 40 1.2: Positive home learning environment
1. Explain what is meant by a positive home learning environment.
By having a positive home learning environment would mean creating a little area where the child can study, such as maybe having a little table and chair where the child can sit, make sure the place is organised by keeping pen and pencils etc. in place. Parents also have to make sure they show love, support and give them the attention they need, such as helping them with their homework or playing games with them. Using everyday activities can also help a child’s learning, for example pointing out different objects to see if the child knows the names of them, this will help a child’s intellectual development. Also if parents have discussions or meetings with practitioners they will be able to identify what a child is really good at and what they still need help with, this could help them to provide any extra support for the child if needed.
2. Name three ways in which a positive learning environment helps support children’s' learning and development.
A. Settings have to make sure that they work closely with a child's parents such as having good communication with them, that way they will be able to inform parents about their child's progress and/or if they have made any changes.
B. A positive learning environment is not only about how you represent it it's also about how you as a parent or a practitioner make a child feel, this would mean that you have to make sure the child feels valued and respected, and you would have to make sure that you positively encourage them to learn and develop any skills or/and abilities they have.
C. Training opportunities for parents such as parenting programmes or literacy/ numeracy programmes can help build a parents confidence and attitudes towards education. It will also help whenever they are helping their child with their homework to feel more confident when helping their child.
3. Identify three ways in which you as a child care practitioner can support a positive home learning environment
A. Encouraging parents to continue the learning they do at the setting to do at home by giving them ideas of how to support their child or loaning them any toys or books, this will help the child not to forget about what they have been learning and also it will help the child to improve on their learning as the parents might have taught them some more.
B. You as a practitioner have to make sure that you and the parents have shared any responsibilities and aims regarding the child, for example if a child's aim is to learn how to count to 20 it would be good to share that information with the parents as they would be able to help the child when they are at home. It could also be sharing their views on any of the policies or procedures or you making sure you invite the parents on open days.
C. Home or school visit are also a good way to support a positive home learning environment because it will allow the parents to feel free to discuss or share any information about their child in a familiar and non- threating environment as they would know that no one is listening to their conversation and that anything they say is confidential.
CYPOP 40 1.3: Working in partnership with parents
1.
Explain what is meant by working in partnership with parents.
Partnership with parents means working together with a child’s parent to help support their child’s learning, this would mean identifying any needs and what can be done to meet those needs. It's also to give parents advice and guidance to help them learn how to best support their child’s education. Having a positive partnership with parents can help increase a child’s self-esteem, their sense of self-worth, their self-confidence and it the chances of their child reaching their full potential. Also by working together with parents they are more likely to be a consistent approach by their child's education.
2. Give three reasons why it is important to work in partnership with parents, including fathers.
A. It's important to work in partnership with parents because children look up to their parents, they are their key role models and educators. Also a parent know their child the best so they are able to widen their understanding and knowledge, this will get the parents to help their child's learning development. This is why they need to work together so that the practitioner will be able to gain a better understanding of the child and how they are able to support
them.
B. Being in partnership with parents will give the child continuity of care and it will help the child to not be confused about different standards of behaviour and boundaries, this would mean that parents and practitioners have to work together to make sure that the child is behaved well and try and set up the same rules for the setting and at home.
C. It's important to have a good partnership with parents it will allow you and the parents to see where or if the child has improved on anything, that is why it's important that both the practitioner and the parents share information with each other, such as observations on the child or parents giving insight of the child's learning and behaviour at home as both the setting and the parents are responsible of ensuring that the child's education is successful
CYPOP 40 1.4: Principles and policies for engaging parents in children’s learning
1. Give three examples of policies and procedures that relate to engaging parents in their children’s learning.
A. To get parents to engage in their child's learning could be inviting the parents to share their views on different policies, for example with bullying they could discuss about what could happen to their child if they get bullied and what they need to do to stop it, or if their child has ADHD they would discuss about what they can do to help him/her.
B. Practitioners could also ask parents about their needs and interest regarding the health of their child and if they would like to be involved in the school health activities. This would allow the parents to see how their child develops at the setting and what the practitioners do to help the child regarding their health problem.
C. Discussing with the parents about the setting being a non-judgemental and anti-discrimination environment, this would make the parents feel good about their child going to the setting and comfortable knowing that their child won't be discriminated or judge at the setting.
Assessment booklet
Learning Outcome 1
Unit CYPOP 40 Engage parents in their children’s early learning
CYPOP 40 1.1: Key research findings on parental involvement
1. Summarise the key findings/points of one research or policy in relation to the importance of involving parents in their children’s learning.
Parental involvement in children’s education from an early age can have an effect on the child’s educational achievement which will continue to do so into adolescence and adulthood. When parents are involved in a child’s learning it is believed that it equate with better outcomes, for example with their cognitive development. Also having the parents involved it provides a range of benefits for children …show more content…
and for parents themselves, as it can help in their reading, numeracy, writing or even helps to build a parents confidence when helping their child at home.
CYPOP 40 1.2: Positive home learning environment
1. Explain what is meant by a positive home learning environment.
By having a positive home learning environment would mean creating a little area where the child can study, such as maybe having a little table and chair where the child can sit, make sure the place is organised by keeping pen and pencils etc. in place. Parents also have to make sure they show love, support and give them the attention they need, such as helping them with their homework or playing games with them. Using everyday activities can also help a child’s learning, for example pointing out different objects to see if the child knows the names of them, this will help a child’s intellectual development. Also if parents have discussions or meetings with practitioners they will be able to identify what a child is really good at and what they still need help with, this could help them to provide any extra support for the child if needed.
2. Name three ways in which a positive learning environment helps support children’s' learning and development.
A. Settings have to make sure that they work closely with a child's parents such as having good communication with them, that way they will be able to inform parents about their child's progress and/or if they have made any changes.
B. A positive learning environment is not only about how you represent it it's also about how you as a parent or a practitioner make a child feel, this would mean that you have to make sure the child feels valued and respected, and you would have to make sure that you positively encourage them to learn and develop any skills or/and abilities they have.
C. Training opportunities for parents such as parenting programmes or literacy/ numeracy programmes can help build a parents confidence and attitudes towards education. It will also help whenever they are helping their child with their homework to feel more confident when helping their child.
3. Identify three ways in which you as a child care practitioner can support a positive home learning environment
A. Encouraging parents to continue the learning they do at the setting to do at home by giving them ideas of how to support their child or loaning them any toys or books, this will help the child not to forget about what they have been learning and also it will help the child to improve on their learning as the parents might have taught them some more.
B. You as a practitioner have to make sure that you and the parents have shared any responsibilities and aims regarding the child, for example if a child's aim is to learn how to count to 20 it would be good to share that information with the parents as they would be able to help the child when they are at home. It could also be sharing their views on any of the policies or procedures or you making sure you invite the parents on open days.
C. Home or school visit are also a good way to support a positive home learning environment because it will allow the parents to feel free to discuss or share any information about their child in a familiar and non- threating environment as they would know that no one is listening to their conversation and that anything they say is confidential.
CYPOP 40 1.3: Working in partnership with parents
1.
Explain what is meant by working in partnership with parents.
Partnership with parents means working together with a child’s parent to help support their child’s learning, this would mean identifying any needs and what can be done to meet those needs. It's also to give parents advice and guidance to help them learn how to best support their child’s education. Having a positive partnership with parents can help increase a child’s self-esteem, their sense of self-worth, their self-confidence and it the chances of their child reaching their full potential. Also by working together with parents they are more likely to be a consistent approach by their child's education.
2. Give three reasons why it is important to work in partnership with parents, including fathers.
A. It's important to work in partnership with parents because children look up to their parents, they are their key role models and educators. Also a parent know their child the best so they are able to widen their understanding and knowledge, this will get the parents to help their child's learning development. This is why they need to work together so that the practitioner will be able to gain a better understanding of the child and how they are able to support
them.
B. Being in partnership with parents will give the child continuity of care and it will help the child to not be confused about different standards of behaviour and boundaries, this would mean that parents and practitioners have to work together to make sure that the child is behaved well and try and set up the same rules for the setting and at home.
C. It's important to have a good partnership with parents it will allow you and the parents to see where or if the child has improved on anything, that is why it's important that both the practitioner and the parents share information with each other, such as observations on the child or parents giving insight of the child's learning and behaviour at home as both the setting and the parents are responsible of ensuring that the child's education is successful
CYPOP 40 1.4: Principles and policies for engaging parents in children’s learning
1. Give three examples of policies and procedures that relate to engaging parents in their children’s learning.
A. To get parents to engage in their child's learning could be inviting the parents to share their views on different policies, for example with bullying they could discuss about what could happen to their child if they get bullied and what they need to do to stop it, or if their child has ADHD they would discuss about what they can do to help him/her.
B. Practitioners could also ask parents about their needs and interest regarding the health of their child and if they would like to be involved in the school health activities. This would allow the parents to see how their child develops at the setting and what the practitioners do to help the child regarding their health problem.
C. Discussing with the parents about the setting being a non-judgemental and anti-discrimination environment, this would make the parents feel good about their child going to the setting and comfortable knowing that their child won't be discriminated or judge at the setting.