Course description:
This course provides the guidelines for creating effective partnerships with families and an overview of the diversity of modern families and emphasizes examining elements that create successful partnerships and programs that work. Students explore how to encourage parental engagement and how to adapt strategies to create that connection to meet specific needs of various schools and communities.
Course structure:
Course Syllabus
Study Guide
End of Course Review
Practice Questions
Exam:
48 questions
40 multiple choice
8 open-ended
2 hours to complete
Sample questions:
1) Which of the following is the best example of one-way communication?
A. Telephone calls
B. Email
C. Simple newsletters
D. Chats
2) Everyone was excited at the end of the PTA meeting because it only lasted 30 minutes and Mrs. Saenz kindergarten class was able to perform all four songs. At the end of the meeting everyone congratulated José Perales, the PTA president. What task oriented role did José perform?
A. Initiator leader
B. Facilitator
C. Information seeker
D. Clarifier
3) Which of the following examples best describes activities from the anti-bias curriculum?
A. Reading a book that reflects differences in gender, race and disabilities
B. Listening to a guest speaker about animals
C. Gong on a field trip to the mall
D. Attending a pep rally for learning
4) Which of the following programs created in the 1960s as an enriched early education program had a strong parent involvement component?
A. War on Poverty
B. Head Start
C. No Child Left Behind
D. IDEA
5) Which example best describe the interpretive stage of parenthood?
A. A teenager wanting to drive
B. Holding an infant and singing to him
C. Going to college
D. A father showing his son the need to pick up his plate after he eats
Answers:
C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. D