FIELD STUDY 1
HOME-SCHOOL LINK
EPISODE 6
Target
At the end of the activity, I will gain competence in reflecting on the impact of home and family to learning.
My Map
1. Select a learner from the class whom you observed.
2. Interview he teacher about the learners' residence.
3. Conduct a home visit to your selected learner.
4. Describe the family in terms of:
A. number of siblings
B. number of siblings attending school
5. Interview the parents about:
A. The rules they implemented at home concerning their child's schooling.
B. the learner's activities and behavior while at home.
6. Identify the factors in the home environment that might affects the learners' school performance.
7. Reflect on how a teacher can communicate effectively with the home.
MyTools
1. Make a general observation of the learner. Describe him in each of the domain of development.
- Physical body built and height (thin, chubby, underweight) level of physical activity (fast, slow, lethargic, active, etc.)
- Social interaction with teachers and classmates (loner, shy, sociable, friendly, gets into fights, liked by others, etc.)
- emotional moods, temperament, cries easily, loses temper happy, shows enthusiasm, excited, indifferent, etc.)
-cognitive(appears to understand lessons, copes with the lesson, excels, lags behind, shows reasoning skis, turns in requirements, etc.)
Interview the teacher
1. What re the most noticeable characteristic of the learner?
(Emotional disposition, behavior and discipline, sense of responsibility, study habits, academic performance, relationship with peers, relationships with adults, social adjustment).
2. How does he teacher communicate with parents? How often? What do they discuss? Agree on?
Interview the parents
1. Conduct a hoe visit. Once there, observe the home-set up.
(Home is orderly, family pictures in the living room).
2. Use interview questions on the next page. Just ask the questions with which you feel comfortable.
Suggested Parent Interview Guide
Name of learner: ###
Date of birth: January, 2011
Number of siblings: 4
Birth order:
Parents
Mother: ### Age: 35
Occupational attainment: laborer educational attainment: Grade 5
Father: #### +
Learners' physical aspects:
Health: Good health
