This document provides an overview of the learning objectives, resources, and assignments for Week 3 of a course on child, family, and community relationships. The key points are: 1) The learning objectives are to understand factors associated with high-quality childcare, cultural assimilation vs. pluralism, and the responsibilities of early childhood educators regarding children with disabilities and equitable interactions. 2) Required readings include chapters from a textbook on child socialization and ecology of nonparental care, schools, and teaching. Additional resources focus on child abuse prevention and intervention. 3) The assignment asks students to identify how organizations promote quality care, explain cultural assimilation vs. pluralism, and discuss educator responsibilities regarding disabilities and inclusion

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Child, Family, and Community Relationships
| Week 3
Week 3: Child Care, Schools, and Teaching
"NAEYC's vision in terms of early childhood education is to
provide access for all children to a safe and accessible, high-
quality early childhood education that includes a
developmentally appropriate curriculum; knowledgeable and
well-trained program staff and educators; and comprehensive
services that support their health, nutrition, and social well-
being, in an environment that respects and supports diversity."
—NAEYC Vision Statement
This week, you will explore the impact that early childhood
programs can have on young children's development, and how
you as a professional may use this understanding to help
positively impact children and families you will work with in
the future.
Your Action Plan this week combines information you learned
from last week's readings with information you will learn this
week about responsibilities of early childhood professionals in
safeguarding young children. For your third Action Plan, you
will identify procedures and strategies for addressing the issue
of child maltreatment.
Learning Objectives
Students will:

2. Identify factors associated with the provision of high-quality
care and the role of organizations such as NAEYC and NAFCC
in ensuring quality care
Explain the difference between
cultural assimilation
and
cultural pluralism
Identify key responsibilities of early childhood educators in the
identification of children with disabilities, the IEP process, and
inclusive settings
Discuss the roles and responsibilities of early childhood
professionals with regard to fair and equitable interactions with
all children
Create an Action Plan focused on identification and intervention
issues and strategies with regard to child maltreatment
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Prior Knowledge
Think about a childhood teacher (or teachers) who impacted
your life. What memories do you have of this teacher? Why do
you think you still remember him or her? What lasting impact
would you like to have on the children and families with whom
you work as a professional?
No written response is required.
Learning Resources

3. Required Readings
Berns, R. M. (2016).
Child, family, school, community: Socialization and support
(10th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.
Chapter 5, "Ecology of Nonparental Child Care" (pp. 169-186,
read up to "Nonparent Child Care and Socialization Outcomes”;
pp. 194-201, read from “Nonparental Child-care Ideaologies and
Socialization Practices”)
Chapter 6, "Ecology of the School" (pp. 205-207; pp. 211-216,
read from "Diversity and Equity" to "Chronosystem Influences
on Schools"; pp. 203–211, read from "Mesosystem Influences
on Schools")
Chapter 7, "Ecology of Teaching" (pp. 239-272, read up to
“Mesosystem Influences on the Peer Group: Adult-Child
Interaction”; pp. 320-325)
Review Chapter 4 (pp. 158-164)
Resources for Action Plan 3
Prevent Child Abuse America
http://www.preventchildabuse.org/index.php
State Guides and Manuals Search
https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/sgm/
Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2008). Supporting parents
and preventing child maltreatment. In D. Koralek, Caregivers of
young children: Preventing and responding to child
maltreatment. Retrieved from

4. http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/caregive/caregiv
eg.cfm
Baker, L. L., & Cunningham, A. J. (2004). Helping children
thrive: Supporting woman abuse survivors as mothers. London,
Ontario: Centre for Children & Families in the Justice System.
Retrieved from http://www.lfcc.on.ca/HCT_SWASM.pdf
Review the "For Service Providers" sections (see the Index for
pages).
Prevent Child Abuse America. (2005).
Promoting effective and nurturing parenting
. Chicago, IL: Author. Retrieved from
http://www.preventchildabuse.org/advocacy/downloads/child_ef
fect_parent.pdf
NAEYC. (2008).
Building circles, breaking cycles—Preventing child abuse and
neglect: The early childhood educator's role
. Washington, DC: Author.
Optional Resources
Caring for Children of Color: The Child Care Patterns of White,
Black, and Hispanic Children under 5
Child Abuse and Neglect Fact Sheet
Content Review
Directions:
Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and
between 2–3 paragraphs in length.

5. Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers
to all three questions in one Word document.
Copy and paste each question within the document, so that your
Instructor can see which question you are responding to.
High-quality early childhood care and education is related to
many positive outcomes for children. Review pages 169-174 in
the course text. Identify three ways in which organizations such
as the National Association for the Education of Young
Children (NAEYC) and/or the National Association for Family
Child Care (NAFCC) work to positively impact quality child
care and education. Describe one way that individual early
childhood professionals can also work to positively impact the
lives of young children and their families.
Schools have a definite role the socialization process. Explain
the difference between the concepts of cultural assimilation and
cultural pluralism. Why is the concept of bilingual/multicultural
education an example of cultural pluralism?
Identify and explain key responsibilities of early childhood
classroom teachers with regard to children who have
disabilities, the IEP process, and their work in inclusive
settings. Explain the role of the early childhood classroom
teacher in each of these areas, identifying and explaining
examples of the key responsibilities of early childhood
educators.
By Day 7
Of this week, submit this assignment.
Submission and Grading Information

6. To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading,
do the following:
Please save your Assignment using the naming convention
“WK3Assgn1+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
Click the
Week 3 Assignment 1 Rubric
to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.
Click the
Week 3 Assignment 1
link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading
criteria from this area.
Next, from the Attach File area, click on the
Browse My Computer
button. Find the document you saved as “WK3Assgn1+last
name+first initial.(extension)” and click
Open
.
If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the
checkbox for
I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database
.
Click on the
Submit
button to complete your submission.
Grading Criteria

7. To access your rubric:
Week 3 Assignment 1 Rubric
Check Your Assignment Draft for Authenticity
To check your Assignment draft for authenticity:
Submit your Week 3 Assignment 1 draft and review the
originality report.
Submit Your Assignment by Day 7
To submit your Assignment:
Week 3 Assignment 1
Discussion: Fair and Equitable?
As you have learned from the text and perhaps from your own
experiences, characteristics such as gender, culture,
socioeconomic status, learning styles, disabilities, and at-risk
status can impact the ways that adults relate to and interact with
children. As a professional, it is vital that you evaluate your
own attitudes and strive to be fair, equitable, and proactive in
your interactions with children and families.
Review the "Student Characteristics and Teacher Interaction"
section (pages 245-266) of your text.
Then consider the following questions:
What are some of the complex issues related to gender?
What are some of the complex issues related to culture and

8. diversity?
Do all children have an equal opportunity to succeed in school?
Choose
two
characteristics covered in the section you reviewed that
concern you the most in terms of the potential for inequitable
treatment of young children.
By Day 3
Post
your thoughts with regard to the following:
Identify the two characteristics you chose, and explain why
each is of special concern to you.
Explain how you as a professional can advocate for young
children and families in each area. Be sure to also explain how
you will ensure that your own behavior with regard to each
characteristic is fair and equitable to children you work with
and their families.