Family Fun Nights: Collaborative Parent Education Accessible for Diverse Learning Abilities

Quality early childhood education programs have a responsibility to provide enriched educational services to preschool students paired with parent support, education, and outreach. Pearl Buck Preschool, a non-profit organization devoted to the delivery of preschool services for children of parents w...

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Published in:Early childhood education journal 2017-05, Vol.45 (3), p.393-401
Main Authors: Knowles, Christen, Harris, Anne, Van Norman, Renee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Disabilities
Early Childhood Education
Education
Family Programs
Intellectual Disability
Intervention
Learning and Instruction
Learning disabilities
Learning Problems
Outreach Programs
Parent Education
Parent educational background
Parent Participation
Parenting Skills
Parents with Disabilities
Positive Behavior Supports
Preschool Children
Preschool Teachers
Program Effectiveness
Program Implementation
Sociology
Sociology of Education
Thinking Skills
Young Children
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Summary:Quality early childhood education programs have a responsibility to provide enriched educational services to preschool students paired with parent support, education, and outreach. Pearl Buck Preschool, a non-profit organization devoted to the delivery of preschool services for children of parents with intellectual disabilities or learning difficulties, created a unique parent program titled Family Fun Night. This six-session series was developed with a strengths-based, collaborative framework and was connected to the Program-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports implementation in the preschool. The following paper discusses the development, facilitation, implementation, logistics, and assessment of the Family Fun Night series. Barriers to implementation are also discussed.
ISSN:1082-3301
1573-1707
DOI:10.1007/s10643-016-0801-2