ECE FCR3
Issued by
Heartland Community College
Earners can identify and model respect for families by using strengths-based, culturally responsive practices.
- Type Validation
- Level Foundational
- Time Hours
- Cost Paid
Skills
Earning Criteria
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Give examples of ways to show respect for life’s diversities and influences on families
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Affirm and respect families’ cultures, religious beliefs, language(s) (including dialects), various structures of families and different beliefs about parenting by, for example, using translators as necessary and displaying posters, books, etc. that depict families in an authentic and positive manner
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Communicate (written and/or verbal) in the families’ preferred language when possible
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Demonstrate respect for family’s various structures
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Use strengths-based and culturally and linguistically responsive strategies to learn with and from family members with the goal of building reciprocal relationships, for example: • written communication strategies that respect unique communication styles, home language, and family communication preferences; • verbal communication strategies that respect unique communication styles, home language, and family communication preferences
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Connect family theory and research on socioeconomic conditions; family structures, relationships, stressors, adversity, and supports; home languages, cultural values, and ethnicities to a contextual understanding of young children’s lives
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CHLD 238 and CHLD 209
Standards
Identify that children can thrive across diverse family structures and that all families bring strengths
Use a variety of communication and engagement skills with families and communicate (or find resources) in families’ preferred languages when possible
Affirm and respect families’ cultures, religious beliefs, language(s) (including dialects), various structures of families and different beliefs about parenting
Take primary responsibility for initiating and sustaining respectful relationships with families and caregivers
Use strategies to support positive parental and family development
Use a broad repertoire of strategies for building relationships to learn with and from family members
Describe the theoretical perspectives and core research base about the ways that various socioeconomic conditions; family structures; cultures and relationships; family strengths, needs and stressors; and home languages cultural value create the home context for young children’s lives