*Remember to read at least 50% of your classmates posts. 1. Use inference* to identify the possible strengths of the family. 2. Use inference* to identify the possible challenges of the family. 3. What strategies would you use to develop a partnership with the family? 4. What methods of communication would you use with the family? Why did you select those methods? 5. List potential personal biases, attitudes, and beliefs the teacher might have about the Nguyen family 6. Give one Ideal or Principle from the NAEYC Code of Ethical Code that would be applicable to the teacher in working with this family. (The Code is linked in Content under Mod 6 Sharing Circle.) 7. What steps could the teacher take to change her attitudes, beliefs, and biases to improve her ability to relate to the families of the children in her class? 8. Describe the change(s) the teacher could make in her behaviors to empower the families through a respectful, reciprocal relationship. 9. What strategies would you use to support the child and family? 10. Give one way the teacher can advocate on behalf of the Nguyen family in the community. *Inference - conclusion or opinion based on facts You must start a thread before you can read and reply to other threads

 

Nguyen Family Nguyen Van Son has worked very hard since he came to this country with his uncle 12 years ago. After graduating from high school near the top of his class, he completed mechanical drafting course at a technical college. He has a good job working for a manufacturing company. His wife Dang Van Binh, an old family friend, came from Vietnam only six years ago and they were married soon after. Her English is still not good, so she takes evening classes. Their three year old son Nguyen Thi Hoang goes to a half-day preschool program because his father is eager for him to become comfortable speaking English with other children. Their baby daughter Le Thi Tuyet is at home with her mother. On weekends, the family spends time with other Vietnamese families, eager for companionship and preserving their memories of Vietnam. None of their neighbors talk much with this family, assuming they cannot speak English. Case Study taken from: Chapter 2, p. 23 Costwicki C (2013) Home School, and Community Relations. Wadsworth Cengage Learning.