Parents as partners : building collaborations to support the development of school readiness skills in under-resourced communities

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dc.contributor.authorPitt, Catherineen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLuger, Rosemaryen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBullen, Annen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPhillips, Dianaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGeiger, Marthaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-16T07:33:41Z
dc.date.available2018-03-16T07:33:41Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionCITATION: Pitt, C., et al. 2013. Parents as partners : building collaborations to support the development of school readiness skills in under-resourced communities. South African Journal of Education, 33(4):Art.#774, doi:10.15700/201412171334.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this paper is to present a preliminary, qualitative review of a therapeutic programme for preschool children and their parents in severely under-resourced contexts to aid the development of the underlying skills required to be ready for formal school. A team of two pairs, each comprising an occupational therapist and a community worker, responded to teachers’ requests to assist struggling children in their classes. This led to the development of a programme focusing on Grade R classes, by firstly helping teachers to develop their capability and confidence in assessing and assisting children to develop the abilities underlying vital school-readiness skills during whole-class, therapeutic group sessions. Secondly, parent group sessions were added to empower parents to understand and support their children’s development needs at home and so to complement the work done by teachers in the classroom. This second aspect, of working with the parents, developed owing to observations of the children’s irregular school attendance, scant parent-school contact, and teachers’ reports indicating that parents were not aware of, nor equipped to deal with, the challenges faced by their children. Implications for practice, for planning and for further research are discussed.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/article/view/774
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent14 pages
dc.identifier.citationPitt, C., et al. 2013. Parents as partners : building collaborations to support the development of school readiness skills in under-resourced communities. South African Journal of Education, 33(4):Art.#774, doi:10.15700/201412171334
dc.identifier.issn2076-3433 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0256-0100 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.15700/201412171334
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/103225
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherEducation Association of South Africa
dc.rights.holderEducation Association of South Africa
dc.subjectEarly childhood education -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectReadiness for school -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectOccupational therapy for children -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectLow-income parents -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectEducation, Preschool -- Parent participation -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.titleParents as partners : building collaborations to support the development of school readiness skills in under-resourced communitiesen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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