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 4.1: 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…
Audio 3.6: Susan’s perspective (David’s mother) The mother of David, a 4-year old with language delays, shares her perspective addressing her son’s goals (running time: 0 min., 57 sec.). View TranscriptSusan: We are lucky that we have some wonderful professionals helping David and us. I really like his therapist and she is full of…
Audio 3.5: Ashley’s perspective (speech therapist) A speech therapist shares her perspective on working with children in classroom settings and collaborating with the teachers and families (running time 0 min., 47 sec.). View TranscriptAshley: I am a firm believer in the importance of a team approach to interventions with children. If I’m not working…
Audio 3.4: Shawanda’s perspective (teacher) A teacher in a childcare program shares her perspective on collaborating with other professionals in her classroom (running time: 0 min., 53 sec.). View TranscriptShawanda: Ashley is actually the third outside consultant that I have worked with in the last two years. Last year we received NAEYC accreditation and had a…
Audio 3.3: Barbara Hanft Barbara Hanft, a developmental consultant with degrees in occupational therapy and counseling psychology shares advice on communication. She explains the difference between talking and communicating, the importance of listening and responding with your eyes and ears, and developing empathy (running time: 2 min., 38 sec.). View TranscriptBarbara: I have three…
Audio 3.2: Vera Stroup-Rentier Vera Stroup-Rentier has worked in the field of early intervention as a teacher, family service coordinator, and program coordinator, as well as in the field of early childhood as a classroom teacher and center director. She shares advice on communication and stresses the importance of having an open mind (running time:…
Audio 3.1: Marshall Peter Marshall Peter, the father of a now deceased child with multiple disabilities and founding Director of the Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE), shares advice on communication and stresses the importance of listening (running time: 2 min., 12 sec.). View TranscriptMarshall: Probably the single most important piece…
Video 3.4: Conversation with examples of seeking and verifying information Andi, a Head Start teacher, and LeeMarie, a speech therapist, have a conversation about collaborating to address the learning goals of a 4-year-old child in Andi’s classroom. This is part two of a three-part conversation highlighting examples of seeking and verifying communication strategies (running…
Video 3.3: Conversation with examples of attending and active listening Andi, a Head Start teacher, and LeeMarie, a speech therapist, have a conversation about collaborating to address the learning goals of a 4-year-old child in Andi’s classroom. This is part one of a three-part conversation highlighting examples of attending and active listening communication strategies…