Effective Family Involvement Strategies

Effective Family Involvement Strategies: Merging Home and Classroom

This course equips early childhood educators with the tools, strategies, and mindset needed to build strong, respectful, and lasting partnerships with families of children from birth to age five. Participants will learn how to move beyond traditional family involvement toward authentic, two-way engagement that supports children’s learning across home and school environments. (5 hours)
Enrollment expires 1 year from date of purchase.
This online course is presented in English.

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Course curriculum

1. Pre-Assessment Survey
  FREE PREVIEW
1. Family Engagement and Family Involvement
  FREE PREVIEW
2. Why the Distinction Matters
  FREE PREVIEW
3. Legal Reasons for Involving Families
4. Ethical Reasons for Involving Families
5. Developmental Reasons for Involving Families
6. The Three Pillars
7. Chapter 1 Check for Understanding
8. Chapter 1 Reflection
1. Creating a Welcoming Environment
2. Routines that Promote Family Participation and Connection
3. Empowering Families Through Classroom Contributions
4. Implement Consistent, Inclusive Communication Methods
5. Inclusivity in Communication
6. Two-Way Communication and Respectful Tone
7. Chapter 2 Check for Understanding
8. Chapter 2 Reflection
1. Trauma-Informed Engagement Practices
2. Principles of Trauma-Informed Family Engagement
3. Trauma-Informed Strategies for Engaging Families
4. Community Supports and Self-Awareness
5. Building Bridges, Not Barriers
6. Understanding Cultural Responsiveness
7. Cultural Responsiveness in Family Engagement
8. Anti-Bias Strategies for Educator-Family Relationships
9. Supporting Children’s Identity and Belonging
10. Respectful Inquiry
11. Practical Strategies for Respectful Inquiry
12. Respectful Inquiry Daily and Cultural Humility
13. Chapter 3 Check for Understanding
14. Chapter 3 Discussion
1. Family-Led Learning
2. Why It Matters
3. Practical Ways to Invite Family-Led Learning
4. Creating a Welcoming Environment for Participation
5. Families as Co-Educators and Two-Way Goal Setting
6. The Two-Way Goal Setting Process: Step-by-Step
7. Creating Accessible, Inclusive Goal-Setting Experiences
8. Chapter 4 Check for Understanding
9. Chapter 4 Reflection
1. Kits and Bags
2. Key Elements of Effective Take-Home Activity Kits
3. Home Literacy Bags
4. Types of Take-Home Kits
5. Making Kits/Bags Inclusive and Accessible
6. Chapter 5 Check for Understanding
7. Chapter 5 Reflection
1. Hosting Inclusive Family Events and Volunteering
2. Family Literacy Night
3. Cultural Celebrations
4. Classroom Potlucks
5. Career Sharing
6. Making Events Meaningful
7. Volunteering as Family
8. Volunteering Outside the Classroom
9. Flexible Scheduling
10. Virtual Participation
11. Hybrid Volunteering
12. Chapter 6 Check for Understanding
13. Chapter 6 Reflection
1. Barriers to Family Participation
2. Time Constraints
3. Transportation Challenges
4. Language Barriers
5. Housing Insecurity
6. Building Trust with "Hard-to-Reach" Families
7. Strategies to Build Trust
8. More Strategies to Build Trust
9. Chapter 7 Check for Understanding
10. Chapter 7 Reflection
1. End of Course Reflection
2. Course Completion
3. End of Course Quiz
4. Course Feedback Form

About this course

$47.50
5 Clock Hours
All Approved States
Early Learning

Effective Family Involvement Strategies: Merging Home and Classroom

Course curriculum

Getting Started

Before we begin...

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Wrapping it Up

About this course