Send messages home in the parent’s native language. Use an appropriate reading level. Listen to messages being returned. Courtesy, sincerity, and ample opportunity and time to convey concernscan promote communication with and participation by parents fromdifferent cultural backgrounds.
When communicating with families from diverse backgrounds you should be?
Courtesy, sincerity, and ample opportunity and time to convey concerns can promote communication with and participation by parents from different cultural backgrounds (Johnson & Ramirez, 1987). During meetings it is important to provide ample opportunity for parents to respond without interrupting.
How do you build relationships with families across diverse cultural backgrounds?
Next steps: Strategies for engaging all families
- Collaborate with Families on Ways to Be Involved.
- Provide family members with opportunities to develop participation skills.
- Express high expectations for family-school partnerships.
- Communicate with families in person.
- Recognize diverse family structures.
What are some strategies for working with families and families from various cultures and backgrounds?
Working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families
- Respect the Uniqueness of Each Family System.
- Develop a Personalized Relationship with Families.
- Communicate in Culturally Appropriate Ways.
- Recruit Staff Who View Diversity as an Asset.
- Evaluate Process and Outcomes.
What is the best way to keep yourself well informed about the diverse culture of your audience?
Below are some tips to follow when communicating with diverse audiences:
- Eliminate figurative language.
- Remember that nonverbal communication is critical.
- Keep your presentation straightforward and brief.
- Ask questions and rephrase comments.
- Research linguistic preferences.
Why is it important to communicate with families and honor diversity?
“Research has shown that between the ages of two and five years, children become aware of differences, such as gender, ethnicity, disabilities—even differences in family structures.” On top of that, honoring diverse families in your classroom will help children feel included in their learning environment.
What challenges might you face in communicating with families of different cultures?
Working on Common Cross-cultural Communication Challenges
- Different Communications Styles.
- Different Attitudes Toward Conflict.
- Different Approaches to Completing Tasks.
- Different Decision-Making Styles.
- Different Attitudes Toward Disclosure.
- Different Approaches to Knowing.
How can you promote good communication within family society and with other cultures ethnic groups?
Here are our top ten tips for effective cross-cultural communication:
- Maintain etiquette. Many cultures have specific etiquette around the way they communicate.
- Avoid slang.
- Speak slowly.
- Keep it simple.
- Practice active listening.
- Take turns to talk.
- Write things down.
- Avoid closed questions.
How can you encourage families to share their cultural knowledge?
Ways to Share Cultural Diversity. Sing and Tell Stories Together.
How do you engage diverse families in the classroom?
With that in mind, here are five ways to celebrate family diversity:
- Offer books that address a range of family experiences.
- Use inclusive communication and language.
- Keep activities general.
- Present visual diversity.
- Set expectations of respect.
How do you communicate effectively with a diverse audience?
How do you communicate with diversity?
Use clear language. When you are communicating with a culturally diverse audience, keep your language clear, concise, and straightforward. Avoid jargon, slang terms, euphemisms, and colloquial expressions. For example, you could say, “That sales report was fantastic!” Instead of, “That sales report was a slam dunk!”
How can we improve home–school communication with linguistically and culturally diverse families?
The next step to effective home–school communication with linguistically and culturally diverse families is to vary our communication techniques. We must communicate information to parents and guardians in culturally and linguistically responsive ways.
How can we promote communication between parents from different cultural backgrounds?
Courtesy, sincerity, and ample opportunity and time to convey concernscan promote communication with and participation by parents fromdifferent cultural backgrounds. Duringmeetings it is important to provide ample opportunity for parents torespond without interrupting.
How do you work with culturally and linguistically diverse families?
In this excerpt from “Working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families,” Bruns and Corso offer the following suggestions for creating the best conditions for student and family success: 1. Respect the Uniqueness of Each Family System
How should educators communicate with families from different cultural groups?
In communicating with families from different cultural groups,educators should keep in mind their diverse cultural styles. There isno one set of characteristics that can be ascribed to all members ofany ethnic group.
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Post by momotayeasmin » Wed Feb 03, 2016 8:45 pm
Give two examples of cultural practices Educators need to consider when communicating with families and community members from diverse cultural backgrounds. A preschool in NSW, which has no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander children enrolled at present, decided that it was very important to enrich children’s understanding and respect for Indigenous cultures. So, the educator invited a local Aboriginal Elder to spend a day talking about the surrounding area—its history, foods, stories and language—and how Aboriginal people had cared for the land for centuries. The children were fascinated and continued to talk about what they’d learned for ages. Karen then invited the Elder back and asked the children’s families to come as well. Staff and parents said they learned an enormous amount and ‘it changed my attitudes about some things’ Uses Dreaming Stories in picture books and film to share Indigenous values, responsibilities and spiritual beliefs with children from a range of cultural backgrounds (Connor, 2007). They have found that children from very different cultural communities can relate to the stories, unpack the meanings and make connections to their own family and cultural beliefs..
is that correct?
A student with a disability is first, and foremost, a student who is a member of the school community. In order for parents of students with disabilities to be meaningfully involved as a member of their child’s Individualized Education Program team, they first need to feel welcomed and valued. They must also understand how “regular education” works.
When schools are intentional and proactive in using culturally-competent strategies to provide information and support to families who are from diverse cultures or speak another language, they pave the way for meaningful family engagement, and better outcomes for students.
| In order to work effectively with families from diverse backgrounds, schools professionals need to understand the culture of the families they work with, and design outreach and communication strategies that respond to the specific social, cultural and linguistic needs and values of that group. This page includes a representative list of recent research literature on multicultural parent involvement and engagement, particularly those which address the interests and needs of educators. | |
| This compilation of family engagement resources is a representative list of research-based practice guides and tools, particularly those which address the interests and needs of educators. The list is not exhaustive, and inclusion on this list is not an endorsement of the particular resource. The publications are arranged in order of the date of publication. | |
| These tools are designed to help schools work with parents from diverse cultures to support the family’s engagement in their child’s education. Tools are provided to help parents support their child’s academic performance, become more informed decision makers about their child’s education, and improve home-school communication and partnership. The tools for parents are also available in Spanish, Hmong and Somali. | |
| Recorded professional development trainings that provide strategies for building effective partnerships with families. Related printed resources are also made available. | |
| In addition to research-based information on effective family engagement practices, we wanted to hear directly from culturally and linguistically diverse parents and other family members about what they need to be meaningfully involved in their child’s education. We also wanted to hear from educators about what tools, support, or resources they need to promote family engagement with these families, with the shared goal of increasing student achievement. We gathered this information by conducting culturally-specific parent focus groups and facilitating interactive school-staff discussion groups. | |
| Links to organizations with helpful information and resources for outreach to multi-cultural families. |
About Us –
The Minnesota School and Family Connection project is a 5-year collaborative effort by PACER Center, Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and Minneapolis and St. Paul school districts to increase effective family engagement with culturally and linguistically diverse families, with a focus on families of children with disabilities. MDE defines family engagement as “the collaboration of families, schools and communities as active partners in the shared responsibilities of ensuring each student’s success in lifelong learning and development.” The project has been funded by the MDE’s federal State Personnel Development Grant award.
Schools with high numbers of children with disabilities who are also English Language learners or from minority backgrounds face unique challenges to student achievement. Research, as well as experience, has shown parent involvement and engagement to be key factors in student success.
Building on a foundation of current research and supported by parent focus group and school staff feedback, PACER parent advocates and multicultural specialists worked with school staff to design customized training and resources for families and educators. The strategies, activities, tools and resources have been researched, produced, piloted, refined, and made available for use by educators and families.
Training videos, research literature, practice guides and tools are offered for educators and school administrators to build effective home-school communication and promote meaningful family engagement. Families will find corresponding resources created just for them and translated into Spanish, Somali and Hmong on our Parent Page. Be sure to explore the parent tools and resources and share them with families you are working with, or use them in your parent outreach events at school.
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The parent is the expert on their child. The educator has expertise in their field. Together we can make a difference!
“I am not sure about school expectations and the level of support for such engagement. I feel the school needs to provide encouragement and support for parent involvement.”
~ A Hmong parent
“We do care and want the family’s support. We cannot do it alone.” ~ A classroom teacher