Research that Benefits Children and Families—Uplifting Stories

Option 1

Share a positive example of the effects of research on children and/or families: Perhaps you can provide real-life examples of research benefits to children and/or families; maybe you are familiar with stories of people who have been positively affected by research; or you came across a published research article concerning children or families which you find exciting and would like to share with your colleagues.
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In today's crisis of the Coronavirus-19 pandemic, I came across an article that caught my attention regarding how schools will provide special education services to children. I found this to be interesting because schools are currently closed until March 27 in the county I work, however, the time may be extended. Therefore, special educators and programs are missing mandatory state deadlines, evaluation deadlines, compliance, and progress reports etc.  

The article called "How will schools provide special education during the Coronavirus Crisis?" by Corey Mitchell discusses the factors that schools face during this time including unclear of the state laws, not enough guidance from the U.S. Department of Education, unwilling to excuse some of these meetings due to the state of emergency and not being able to fully conduct online learning due to state and federal mandates ( Mitchell, 2020). 

So classmates, what is your state or county having educators do during this week to support children and their families?

We are being asked to send children and their families packets of work to reinforce the curriculum and to check in with them to ask questions about their assignments and to assist them if needed. I have to document what was sent home to each family in order to prove that some work was done by children during this time out of school. 

I am hoping that the Maryland Department of Education will waive some days due to the state of emergency and the crisis that is occurring everywhere. 

Reference


Mitchell, C. (2020). How Will Schools Provide Special Education During the Coronavirus Crisis? Retrieved from https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/03/19/are-we-going-to-get-ourselves-in.html

Personal Research Journey

My early childhood research topic is studying the importance of healthy nurturing relationship between the child and the caregiver. I chose this topic because it is an essential bond that occurs before a child is born and continues as they grow. It is very important for children’s development especially their social-emotional. It allows them to acquire critical skills that are needed for them to be successful at school, building friendships, regulating their own emotions and behaviors. For the program I work for as a special educator, I  have the opportunity to conduct home visits and support young children and their families by providing them with strategies and resources to be successful. The home visits give me the chance to build relationships with the families and see how they interact with their children.  It is evident which families play, interact and have a relationship with their child and which parents do not. 

Colleagues, Do you have resources that will help me with my research topic? Do you also think it is important for children to have secure relationships with their caregivers?  So far, I have found several articles supporting my topic and ways that healthy nurturing relationship between the child and the caregiver support development!