As an educator for young children in the field of early childhood, I’ve always tried to do my best for them. I have given thought as to how I could help make a difference in a child’s education and how could I improve my methods and strategies as a teacher. One of the most difficult challenges as an early childhood educator is figuring out how to better engage parents in their child’s learning. I want to follow and understand how, “lack of parent involvement that has an effect on children in early childhood”. Parental involvement is a critical element of high-quality early care and education (Snow, n.d). I strongly believe education begins within the parents consequently …show more content…
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