Partnering with Families
STREAMin³ helps programs connect with families through regular communication and shared resources.
Supporting the Home-School Connection
Just as relationships between teachers and children are critically important, so too are those between teachers and families. We know families are the experts about their child and their child’s learning, at home and at school.
STREAMin³ helps programs and teachers work together with families by promoting regular communication, shared resources, and reciprocal, warm, and respectful interactions that are sensitive to each family’s needs, background, and culture. We know children learn best when teachers get to know families and use that knowledge to inform their use of the curriculum and their interactions with children.
ESTABLISHING A PARTNERSHIP
STREAMin³ for Families
Introducing the Curriculum
Resources for engaging with families around the curriculum, helping set the stage for each family to get involved based on their possibilities.
Weekly Updates
Weekly letters focused on the Core Skills offering simple and easy ideas on how to connect learning at school to home.
Quarterly Reports
Quarterly reports about children’s development of the Core Skills and plans for supporting their growth.
Ongoing Communication
Supports for seeking and using information from families to align instruction with children’s home experiences, as well as ways to share ongoing observations about a child’s development with their family.
