Pt1420 Unit 2 Assignment

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Did any of the ideas in the session surprise you?
The idea that surprise is how children can open up by questions related to their daily lives. One of children favorite literacy exercise “All about me”.

What might you do differently to promote parent involvement?

There is not much different approaches that I can think of. Phone calls, emails, flyers, open communication, notes, meetings, assessments, letters to the parents. Lastly, teachers need to keep insisting, in a good way at the times, to parents to get involved in their children's education.

What information would you want to know about your students' home literacy practices and routines?

The culture of the parents. The language of the parents. For how long parents and children interact with the book. For how long parents talk about school and the teacher.

How did the workshop participants'
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Also, I understand it is a video focusing it the most important facts, I may provide tangible samples about how culture can affect children in the school growth.

Dr. Paratore referenced Luis Moll's work related to the rich resources of every family, which he terms, funds of knowledge. How can you learn about the experiences and background knowledge of your children's families?
An open relationship between parents and teachers is a key relation to develop to create a comfortable environment for each child. I just imagine re-create an activity that a child enjoys at home in the school. Any activity to learn what they love and explore it in the class as a lesson. It may create a sense of an extension that school is like home.
The following questions pertain to the parent-teacher conference in kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. In each conference, both teachers and parents share information regarding the child's literacy progress.
How did the teachers and parents each contribute to a more complete understanding of the child's