Deck 9: Partnership With Families

Question 1

Enabling and empowering families strengthens them without taking away their ability to cope.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The definition of family is technically limited to biological relatives.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

To create partnerships with families, early childhood providers and schools must always be culturally sensitive and linguistically responsive to everyone.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A key approach for current early intervention services is a child-centered approach.

Question 5

Research suggests that relationships with the parent who is not the primary caregiver and siblings generally do not have a measurable impact on the development of a child with disabilities.

Question 6

A service coordinator can assist the school in understanding the child-rearing practices of another culture to understand a family's expectations of their child more fully.

Question 7

One principle for programs that are working and engaging with the families of children with disabilities is to provide learning activities to be completed in the home and in the community.

Question 8

Enabling families means creating opportunities for family members to become more competent and self-sustaining.

Question 9

According to Epstein's framework, parents calling each other using a phone tree to spread awareness of events or activities is classified as a communicating type of parental involvement.

Question 10

Parental observations must be scheduled and prearranged to protect a child's rights.

Question 11

How do the siblings of a child who is disabled benefit from programs set up on their behalf, such as Sibshops, as described by Meyer and Vadasy (2007)?

A) After-school homework assistance
B) Providing help for parents
C) Prevention of abuse
D) Opportunity for peer support and sharing of coping strategies

Question 12

What should always be a consideration when communicating with families?

A) Culture and language
B) Transportation to and from services
C) A running record of a child's recent behavioral issues
D) The family's financial situation

Question 13

What is the best and most direct way to provide indirect parent education?

A) Through videos and classes
B) Through firsthand observations of their child
C) By daily reports and journals sent home
D) Through home visits

Question 14

What is the purpose of a parent support group?

A) For teachers to explain new curriculum models to parents
B) For children to share their experiences and projects with parents
C) For new information regarding intervention services to be shared with parents
D) For parents to communicate with and learn from each other

Question 15

In every parent conference, the focus must be on

A) the parent's relationship with the child.
B) issues related to the child's development and learning.
C) family matters that can impact the child.
D) school-related issues.

Question 16

In a family-centered practice, how does the category of sharing responsibility and collaboration facilitate enhanced therapeutic practice?

A) It provides individualized intervention.
B) It provides resources to prevent disruption.
C) It develops appropriate family outcomes.
D) It provides assessment beyond strength and assets.

Question 17

How do children react without active parental involvement in early intervention programs?

A) Reinforcement through teachers improves as children rely on them for more support.
B) Behavior tends to improve once the program has ended regardless of parental involvement.
C) Children tend to regress once the program has ended without parental involvement.
D) A child maintains the same baseline of performance throughout the year.

Question 18

What does a child gain from the experience of hearing a teacher make appreciative comments about them to their parents?

A) Realize that small events may have developmental significance
B) Learn that their accomplishments have merits
C) Serve as a model
D) Helps put into words their own recognition and appreciation of their efforts

Question 19

What is a concern for family-centered programming for children with disabilities?

A) It would promote a family's dependence on educational and social service agencies.
B) It would place too great of a financial burden on the family.
C) It is not in a position to succeed in the development of young people.
D) It is a type of program that usually results in a child's regression.

Question 20

Lack of parental involvement means disinterest in the program.

Question 21

What is key to establishing and maintaining a trusting relationship with parents?

A) Maintaining confidentiality
B) Immediately establish a hierarchy of roles
C) Constant communication
D) Connecting on a personal level

Question 22

A teacher can develop a more culturally sensitive program for a student in their classroom by incorporating classic stereotypes into education materials.

Question 23

What type of family is composed of children living with a remarried parent and step-siblings?

A) Commune
B) Biological family
C) Blended family
D) Found family

Question 24

What does the IDEIA reinforce as important to early intervention services?

A) Rigorous assessments
B) Family participation
C) Frequent evaluation
D) Effective communication

Question 25

Who is responsible for fostering and overseeing the empowerment of families?

A) Health care provider
B) Educator
C) Service coordinator
D) Cultural mediator

Question 26

How does a community with organized respite care services and facilities benefit the families of children with disabilities?

A) It provides relief from constant caregiving.
B) It offers additional developmental assignments.
C) It coordinates travel to various programs.
D) It reinforces cultural diversity and inclusion.

Question 27

A teacher or service coordinator can empower families by

A) sharing information on the legal rights and protections afforded to their child with a disability.
B) offering an understanding and friendly ear.
C) providing detailed instructions for families to follow in regard to their child's behavior.
D) maintaining a minimal support approach to be as nonintrusive as possible.

Question 28

The major socializing agents in a child's life are their

A) peers.
B) educators.
C) primary caregivers.
D) siblings.

Question 29

Which of the following is a helpful function of communicating via written notes in a two-way journal?

A) It provides immediate feedback on an ongoing illness.
B) It is a secure location to store confidential and sensitive data.
C) It serves as a running log of behavior concerns.
D) It shares information about instructional themes and special events.

Question 30

PL 94-142 and PL 99-457 required which of the following of all programs providing intervention services for young children with disabilities?

A) Place an emphasis on equal partnerships with families
B) Make all families participate
C) Only hold IEP meetings when both parents can be present
D) These programs must make home visits

Question 31

When a classroom's activities, materials, and curricula acknowledge and respect the different ethnicities that are represented in the classroom and community, the curriculum can be described as what?

A) Culturally centered
B) Culturally competent
C) Culturally mediated
D) Culturally relevant

Question 32

How many principles are included in NAEYC's Principles and Guidelines for Family Engagement and Reciprocal Relationships with Families?

A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8

Question 33

Which of the following is an advantage of a formalized parent observation?

A) The teachers know when the parent is coming.
B) It ensures the parent is busy and won't interact with the children or other parents.
C) It helps the parent focus on what is going on with their child.
D) The completed observation form serves as a record of the parent participation.

Question 34

Parent permission is needed to post any recognizable picture of a child on the school's website.

Question 35

How has the role of the family in education changed over the past thirty years?

A) There has been a slight increase in family involvement.
B) Families are viewed as equal partners in planning.
C) Parents are viewed as part of the problem.
D) Fathers are more involved with PTAs.

Question 36

Children who have parents involved with their education, no matter their income or background, are more likely to earn higher grades, attend school regularly, graduate, and attend college. More parent involvement may be an important strategy for addressing what?

A) Health issues
B) Truancy rates
C) Cultural competence
D) The opportunity gap

Question 37

To understand and fully appreciate the diversity that exists among families, early childhood educators must first

A) learn new languages.
B) fully understand their culture.
C) read books on other cultures.
D) participate in the daily life of another culture.

Question 38

When a program plans and carries out intervention activities in ways that pass on as much control and decision making as possible to the family, the program is doing what for the family?

A) Promoting the family's dependence
B) Empowering the family
C) Individualizing intervention
D) Engaging the family

Question 39

Early intervention programs often help families learn about their rights and how to become effective advocates for their own children.

Question 40

Since all families have access to the internet, schools should require all newsletters, permission slips, class updates, and school policies to be sent by email to save paper.

Question 41

List five methods of written communication teachers can employ with parents.

Question 42

The DEC developed ten family-based "recommended practices" that are organized into three categories. Name and explain each category.

Question 43

List five different family compositions.

Question 44

What are five issues families face that may be unique to the families of children with disabilities?

Question 45

Describe three things that can be accomplished during home visits.

Question 46

Explain the process a family typically goes through when their child is first diagnosed with a disability and what resources are available to them during this time.

Question 47

What are the three elements of a family-centered practice?

Question 48

Describe three ways an early education teacher can create a more culturally relevant development program for students in their classroom.