Laff, R., & Ruiz, W. (2024). Child, family and community. https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Early_Childhood_Education/Child_Family_and_Community_(Laff_and_Ruiz). CC BY 4.0.
Please read the following chapters:
Chapter 1: Theories That Help Us Understand Families
Chapter 2: How Children Learn and Understand Their World
Chapter 7: Building Trusting Collaborative Relationships with Families
Harvard Graduate School of Education. (2020, August). Measuring implicit bias in schools. Usable Knowledge. https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/usable-knowledge/20/08/measuring-implicit-bias-schools This study focuses on the implicit bias of teachers and its impact on student outcomes.
Edutopia. (2019, May 10). Supporting families to boost students' success [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaZ0bwo6kB8 EduCare focuses on what they do to support families. (4:16)
MSDE Early Childhood Development. (2016, November 18). Family engagement [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh1htcSYrHo This video discusses the shared responsibility of family engagement. (4:01)
Future of Education. (2025b, April 3). The rise of alternative schooling options (Part 1) [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBeLSaamgI4 This video features a podcast highlighting the "alternative" schooling options.
Networx Training Academy. (2024, July 21). Understanding developmentally appropriate practice [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGDOI3s1xoM This video discusses what Developmentally Appropriate Practice entails. (4:54)
Twin Cities Public Television. (2016, September 13). TED Talks: The Education Revolution: Unconscious bias [Video]. TPT. https://www.tpt.org/ted-talks/video/ted-talks-education-revolution-unconscious-bias This TED Talk talks about unconscious bias from teachers. (3:15)
Common Sense Education. (n.d.). Apps and websites for improving parent-teacher communication: 12 Tools. https://www.commonsense.org/education/lists/apps-and-websites-for-improving-parent-teacher-communication A list of apps and websites commonly used to provide regular communication to encourage active engagement between students, teachers, and parents.
Morgan, I., Gillispie, C., & Waller, A. (n.d.). Engaging first: Supporting young learners through family engagement. http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED658182.pdf This study examines the perceptions and experiences of teachers who employ engagement initiatives.
National Center on Parent, Family, and Community Engagement. (2021). Strategies for family engagement: Attitudes and practices for early childhood professionals. In Building partnerships series (pp. 1–4). https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/strategies-family-engagement-attitudes-practices.pdf This resource guide from Head Start supports early childhood professionals in establishing family partnerships.
Administration for Children and Families (ACF). (2015, July 22). Leading the way: families are powerful partners [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpjOAjh8JmE Video from Head Start sharing the importance of family partnerships. (3:46)
PBS LearningMedia. (2022, August 24). Authentic family partnerships | Social-Emotional learning [Video]. PBS LearningMedia. https://florida.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/authentic-family-partnerships-animation/social-emotional-family-partnerships/ This resource offers tools for early childhood professionals to support partnerships with families and support for social-emotional development growth. (5:36)
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. (2021, June 1). How early childhood experiences affect lifelong health and learning [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IipVaPKnjRk This video discusses the impact of early childhood experiences. (5:10)
EdSource. (2024, April 23). What will universal TK mean for California kids? [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6dUQF3wa2E This video outlines what Universal Transitional Kindergarten in California entails.
