Audio 4.1: Perspectives of Dr. Beth Harry Dr. Beth Harry, a professor and chair of special education at the University of Miami, discusses the importance of earning the trust of parents from diverse backgrounds through demonstrating respect for their perspectives. Dr. Harry has described the transforming impact of her daughter with special needs on her…
Video 4.10: Maggie & Latesha – Firm ground conversation Maggie, a teacher in a child care center, and Latesha, a parent of a 4-year-old boy (Cameron), have a conversation about working together and learning from one another. This conversation highlights addressing challenging issues. (running time: 5 min. 02 sec.) View TranscriptSlide text: The…
Video 4.9: Maggie & Latesha – Middle ground conversation Maggie, a teacher in a child care center, and Latesha, a parent of a 4-year-old boy (Cameron), have a conversation about working together and learning from one another. This conversation highlights making shared decisions. (running time: 5 min. 23 sec.) View TranscriptMaggie: And I…
Video 4.8: Maggie & Latesha – Beginning ground conversation Maggie, a teacher in a child care center, and Latesha, a parent of a 4-year-old boy (Cameron), have a conversation about working together and learning from one another. This conversation highlights developing an initial friendly relationship (running time: 2 min., 35 sec.). View TranscriptMaggie:…
Video 4.4: Starting a relationship Clara, a practitioner, makes an initial home visit with a mother and describes how to begin a family-professional partnership, especially working with families from different cultural backgrounds. (running time: 2 min. 37 sec.) View TranscriptClara: Hello Ms. Gonzales. Thank you for letting me come. You have a beautiful…
Video 4.3: Description of family-professional partnership framework Dr. Ann Turnbull, Distinguished Professor, Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Beach Center on Disability, describes the family-professional partnership framework to illustrate partnership-oriented practices. (running time: 3 min. 19 sec.) View TranscriptAnn: Hello, I am Ann Turnbull. The topic of trusting family-professional partnerships is very close to…
Video 4.2: The family’s viewpoint Aaron, the father of little Aaron, a 4-year-old boy in a preschool classroom, shares his story and goals for his family’s future. (running time: 1 min. 37 sec.) View TranscriptAaron: I’m grateful for the program that my two youngest children are in. I’m a single-parent of 5. I’ve…
Video 4.1: The teacher’s viewpoint China, a teacher in a large, full-day child care center shares a dilemma about how to express her concerns about little Aaron, a 4-year-old boy in her class, with his father Aaron. (running time: 2 min. 12 sec.) View TranscriptChina: I’ve been teaching young children for over 3…
Handout 4.7: Family-Professional Partnership Scale (Family Version) Resource Type: Handout This handout was developed by the Beach Center and is for a parent or family to use to report the extent to which they are satisfied with the partnership being developed with a professional. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Handout-4.7.pdf
Handout 4.8: Family-Professional Partnership Scale (Professional Version) Resource Type: Handout This handout was developed by the Beach Center and is for a teacher or professional to use to report the extent to which they are satisfied with the partnership being developed with a parent or family. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Handout-4.8.pdf