Journal Article Connecting Families with Resources

Instructions
Assignment 5: Journal Article – Connecting Families with Resources

Connecting Families with Resources

Overview

For this assignment, students are responsible for locating and reviewing a journal article that addresses the specific topic identified. Students will utilize appropriate academic resources to review and research the area and its impact on children, families, and the community.

A three page written summary of the selected article with appropriate references is to be submitted for this assignment. Each summary will include the full citation of the article, an analysis of the article, and your personal reflection based on your professional experience in Early Childhood Classroom.

This assignment should be written in APA format with a title page. Students are expected to select articles from professional journals such as Early Childhood Research Quarterly, Journal of Research in Childhood Education, Young Child, Teacher Education, etc.

Please review these links for more information on the topic-
https://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200703/BTJOlson.pdf

Collaboration

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Connecting Families with Resources

Full Citation of the Article

Douglass, A. L., Maroney, M. R., Coonan, M., Friedman, D. H., & Carter, A. (2019). You have a status: A case study of parent leadership in a U.S. school readiness initiative. International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 13(1), 2.

Summary This article investigated a readiness program for urban schools that created parent leadership to increase the chances that all children entering kindergarten were ready for academic success. The study involved parent leaders as participants consisting of immigrant mothers conducting outreach services and child developmental selections with under-served, low income, immigrant, and urban families with small children. The study was a qualitative case study that examined parent…