Interview: School readiness

Insights gained from your interview regarding current advocacy efforts and needs

 My concentration I study at Kendall is Special Education.

 My topic I selected Where we stand on school readiness . Here are my insights I gained from the interview with my Host.

                                                                                                                                           

I ask my host, "What advocacy efforts are currently under way in your area of interest”?

My host responded: We do have an active PTO to try to enlist parents to become more educated on what their children are learning. Also we have monthly Parent Café’s where a parent educator comes and discuss any topics that may be of interest to our community of parents. We also do have two bilingual assistants within our district which help with our non –English speaking parents.

What other issues do you commonly encounter in your work or in discussions with colleagues?

Language barriers with parents who speak another language makes communication difficult and parents who are working two to three jobs to make ends meet make it difficult for the parents to then continue the educational process at home.

My questions are where do you stand on school readiness for your child? Is it the Language barriers, PTO meeting, or parents that working two to three jobs to make ends meet. According to NAEYC, children whose experiences differ from those of the school they enter may be viewed as less ready. Effec­tive kindergarten and primary programs meet children where they are and take extra care to help make mean­ingful connections with each child’s home, culture, and community. What your answers?