Deck 7: Building Effective Partnerships With Families

Question 1

What communication problem may arise in a child care center if a parent was not able to witness for the first time their baby taking their first step?

A)Competition
B)Power Struggle
C)Guilt and Loss
D)Differing Child-Rearing Goal

Answer 1

C

Question 2

According to the US census,although it may be a variation of their biological parents,what percentage of children lives in a family with two married parents?

A)15%
B)25%
C)65%
D)85%

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What is a family said to have if there is closeness,concern,caring,and interaction in the family?

A)Protective Factors
B)Loving Factors
C)Parental Factors
D)Congenial Factors

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following was NOT a reason the textbook gave as to why in recent years home visits have become less common?

A)Teacher Union contracts discourage them
B)Teachers do not feel safe
C)Home-Visits are time consuming
D)Home-Visits have not found to be effective

Question 5

Describe three of the seven contrasting roles of teachers and parents have in the lives of children.

Question 6

According to the Ecological model,who would be considered part of a child's microsystem?

A)The media
B)The grandparents
C)Government programs
D)Health systems

Question 7

Describe how culture plays a role in the development of young children.

Question 8

According to the textbook,what type of message helps form the foundation of a relationship and consists of everyday chit chat?

A)Vitamin enriched messages
B)After-hours messages
C)Tennis ball messages
D)Slippery egg messages

Question 9

According to Janis Keyser 2006),what was the first stage she had gone through professionally when working with children and families?

A)Save the child
B)Save the parent
C)Save the school
D)Save herself

Question 10

Summarize the principles of planning and conducting family conferences.

Question 11

Which factor is considered to be the greatest challenge for families?

A)Parent Education
B)Poverty
C)Resiliency
D)Divorce

Question 12

Which theory views family members as interconnected parts with each member influencing the others in predictable and recurring ways?

A)Family Systems Theory
B)Ecological Theory
C)Human Theory
D)Interconnected Families Theory

Question 13

Which statement is true with regards to the Family Systems Theory?

A)Teachers need to provide families with the guidelines of when children should be out of diapers and when the child should be weaned off of a bottle so that they can progress to the next classroom.
B)It is best for teachers to understand the strengths and challenges of families being served since families are important in the lives of children
C)Teachers need to provide the families with the rules that need to be followed so that the children can be successful
D)Teachers should only talk with the mother of the children

Question 14

The textbook described six dimensions of family systems boundaries,roles,rules,hierarchy,climate,and equilibrium).Choose one of these dimensions and give an example of the implications on the family.

Question 15

According to the National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education,which of the following is a benefit of family involvement in schools?

A)Children attend school more regularly
B)Parents attend less of the school programs because they trust the schools ability to educate and care for the children
C)Parents become critical of the schools program
D)Children lose the home culture in favor of the culture of the school

Question 16

What term is used when a family experiences parental dysfunction,abuse,parental mental illness,substance abuse,and/or illness?

A)Emotionally Disturbed
B)Dismorphic
C)Special Education
D)At-Risk

Question 17

Provide two effective strategies for maintaining two-way communication with families

Question 18

What is required when collaborating and sharing power with families?

A)Training
B)Permission Forms or Releases
C)Negotiating Skills
D)A Common Culture

Question 19

What type of communication style is a teacher using if they were to say "You really need to be sure to continue with potty training over the weekend so that Billy won't regress."?

A)Passive-Communication
B)Aggressive-Communication
C)Parental-Communication
D)Effective-Communication

Question 20

Who developed the Ecological Model that provided the understanding of the influences of social and cultural on human development?

A)Piaget
B)Maslow
C)Dewey
D)Bronfenbrenner