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Engaging Families through Learning Stories, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association

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1.  What is a challenge of collecting anecdotal observations?
  1. Lack of connection
  2. Observations are not meaningful or authentic
  3. Absence of family engagement
  4. All of the above
2.  What are Learning Stories?
  1. A checklist of skills
  2. An anecdotal observation written about a child
  3. A form of observation and documentation, written in a narrative story format
  4. Photos without any writing
3.  How do Learning Stories benefit families?
  1. Decreases family engagement
  2. Informs how their child learns through play
  3. Looks at children's weaknesses
  4. They don't
4.  What is one way to introduce families to Learning Stories?
  1. You don’t need to
  2. First day or first week story
  3. At the end of their child’s first year
  4. By giving the family the child’s portfolio when they leave the program
5.  How can teachers communicate learning to families with Learning Stories in the classroom?
  1. Have documentation displayed throughout the classroom
  2. Families do not need to see documentation
  3. By sending home a checklist of what their child can do
  4. By sending home a checklist of what their child can’t do
6.  How can teachers invite families to respond to Learning Stories?
  1. Family responses are not important
  2. By asking the family a question
  3. By focusing on family weaknesses
  4. By disregarding family preferences
7.  How can families engage with Learning Stories?
  1. Looking at their child’s physical or digital portfolio
  2. Responding to their child’s stories
  3. Writing Learning Stories to their child
  4. All of the above
8.  When writing Learning Stories to families, which of the following should be done?
  1. Focus on skills the child was unable to do and needs practice with
  2. Explain developmental expectations of their child
  3. Acknowledge & honor families’ role as their child’s first teacher
  4. Describe your lesson plans to the family
9.  How can learning stories support family advocacy?
  1. Tell families what to do with their child
  2. Communicate strengths and capabilities
  3. Explain what the teacher is doing for the child
  4. Communicate weaknesses and needs
10.  What type of Learning Stories can be helpful when a child moves to another classroom, school, or gets a new teacher?
  1. Welcome stories
  2. Family responses
  3. Transition stories
  4. Families' stories

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