Lincoln Elementary

School
At Lincoln Elementary
School we serve children
that range from preschool
to fifth grade. These
children are between the
ages of three years old to
about ten to eleven years
old. It takes parents,
teachers, and the
community to successfully
teach these children to their
full potential.

Role of Child Care

Professionals:

The role of a child development professional is to work

with young children and their families. These childcare
professionals will work with preschoolers and school
aged children in childcare centers, homes, and school.
Childcare professionals are here to support childrens
development and learning.
http://www.naeyc.org/GlossaryTraining_TA.pdf

Here at Lincoln Elementary all early child hood professional need to

have broad knowledge of development and learning with the children.
They all will need to be familiar with curriculum and assessment
approaches within the age span that they work directly with. They
should have in depth knowledge and skills in the following two
developmental periods: preschool/prekindergarten and primary grades.
Having this knowledge will help early childhood professionals to be
able to design effective learning opportunities within their specific
professional assignment.

Our goal here at Lincoln Elementary is to work together with

families and the community in partnership to influence the learning
and development of all children. It is important that Early
childhood professionals understand and value the importance of
each childs characteristics along with the childs family and their
community. They will use this understanding to create respectful,
reciprocal relationships that support and empower families and to
involve all families in the learning and development of their
children.
NAEYC Standards for Early Childhood Professional Preparation Programs July 2009

http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ProfPrepStandards09.pdf

How families, schools, and the

community are connected:
In many ways strong
family ties to the
community reduce family
stress and adjustment
problems. By having
contact with friends,
relatives, organized youth
activities, or regular
church, attendance helps
families connect in so
many ways. These types
of social support groups
have many types of
benefits.

Benefits of social support:

Parental self worth- neighbors or a relative can help parents to relieve their
concerns about their children which will therefore enhance their self esteem.
When parents develop social help to increase their parental self-worth they
may be able to interact with a more sensitive and involved manner with their
children.
Parental access to valuable information and services- Friends may have
suggestions to a parent on where to find a job, housing, or affordable child
care.
Child-rearing controls and role models- Friends, relatives, and other
community members can help other parents to use effective parenting skills
and discourage parents to not use ineffective parenting skills.
Direct assistance with child rearing- Through social groups parents can
influence children directly through warmth, stimulation, and exposure to a
wider array of competent models. In this way family-neighborhood ties can
reduce the impact of ineffective parenting. Nearby adults can intervene when
they see young people acting inappropriately.
Berk, Laura E. 2014 Child development 9th edition

Epsteins six types of

involvement:
Parenting- Parents involvement will help families to be able to understand their childs and
their adolescents development, and establish home environments that support children as
students.
Communicating- Teachers will learn how to design and conduct effective forms of
communication about school programs and childrens progress with parents and other
teachers.
Volunteering- At Lincoln Elementary staff will recruit volunteers to help and organize support
for school functions and activities.
Learning at home- Staff will provide information and ideas to families about how to help
students at home with homework and curriculum-related activities and decisions.
Decision making- At Lincoln Elementary we will include parent representatives and all families
in school decisions.
Collaborating with the community- We realize in order to influence student success our staff
will identify and integrate resources and services from the community to strengthen and support
schools, students and their families.
Martin, Joanne D. 2009 How school practices to promote parental involvement influence student success
www.ProQuestcentral.com

How Epsteins six types of involvement influence

childrens learning:
Parenting- Parents can help their children to be able to learn respect for good attendance, awareness of
importance of school, balance between time spent on homework, chores, and other activities.
Communicating- Through communication, parents will help children gain awareness of their own progress and
actions to maintain or improve their grades. Also, parents can help their child understand school policies on
behavior, attendance, and other areas of student conduct.
Volunteering- By volunteering at school parents will help children gain skills on how to communicate with
adults, increased learning of skills that receive tutoring or targeted attention from volunteers, awareness of many
skills, talents, occupations, and contributions of parent and other volunteers.
Learning at home- parents will help their children complete homework, with positive attitudes toward school
work, children will view parents as more similar to a teacher and view home as more similar to school.
Decision making-Awareness of representation of families in school decisions and understanding that student
rights are protected.
Collaborating with the community-Children here at Lincoln Elementary will gain increased skills and talents.
This will happen through collaboration within the community. Children will be introduced to enriched curricular
and extracurricular experiences, awareness of careers and of options for future education and work, specific
benefits linked to programs, services, resources, and opportunities that connect them with community.
http://www.unicef.org/lac/Joyce_L._Epstein_s_Framework_of_Six_Types_of_Involvement(2).pdf

School Implementations:
Provide Outreach- Our school will provide efforts that focus on the participation of
parents, and involving students and community members in the educational process to
promote learning and development.
Provide programs and operations- These programs will provide efforts that inform,
develop, and/or unify the school community as partners in the educational process,
preparing able participants to become active contributors.
Family engagement- School staff will direct interactions of families that facilitate,
support and reward the involvement in the education of their children.
Building a positive community- We will build a positive community that directs
efforts that expand on the availability of enrichment opportunities for students. These
positive communities will support learning, physical and social development, health,
safety, and citizenship.
Provide support services- We will provide targeted support for students and their
families.
http://www.unicef.org/lac/Joyce_L._Epstein_s_Framework_of_Six_Types_of_Involvement(2).pdf

References:
Berk, Laura E. 2014 Child development
9th edition
Martin, Joanne D. 2009 How school
practices to promote parental involvement
influence student success
www.ProQuestcentral.com
NAEYC Standards for Early Childhood
Professional Preparation Programs July
2009

http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positi
ons/ProfPrepStandards09.pdf
http://www.unicef.org/lac/Joyce_L._Epstei
n_s_Framework_of_Six_Types_of_Involve
ment(2).pdf
http://www.naeyc.org/GlossaryTraining_T
A.pdf