Title: Assess ways to share information with families.
Course: Early Childhood, Education, and Services I (19153-I) > Section: Promoting Supportive Relationships with Families

Assessment should include

- reviewing topics and concerns to discuss with families
- selecting the best way to communicate with families (e.g., phone calls, texts, emails, newsletters, written notes, websites, parent groups)
- describing the components of effective school and home communication
- creating and maintaining a resource file containing examples of family communication.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What legal and ethical issues may arise in communication with families?
- How can one evaluate the effectiveness of communication with families?

Communication

- What kind of barriers might interfere with communication? How can these barriers be addressed?

Leadership

- How can confidentiality of information be protected?

Management

- How should confidential information be managed?
- What are the consequences of information not being properly shared?