The ability to meet the individual needs of the child is dramatically increased when teachers and families work together as partners in meeting the needs of the child.
Explanation:
An allied partnership between teachers and families in providing care for children is the best method to meet the individual needs of the child. When both families and teachers work together with a common goal, understanding each other’s perspectives, the child’s needs can be met easily.
When the teacher works with the parents or families, the teacher can know more about the family background that the child comes from, the ethnic, cultural, language and religious background, the social set up around the child’s house, about family members etc to know more about the child. This will especially help to deal with any behavioral issues of the child. The teachers can know if there are any particular physical or emotional needs, only by talking openly with the parents.
Similarly, when parents or families work along with teachers, they can understand the child’s progress, the gaps or issues the child is facing at school can be understood better and can be corrected.
