Handout C-1: Action Plan A. Sample Plan You have enhanced your skills in using child development principles by completing this guide. Now, it is time to develop an action plan for applying this information to your work with children. Review the following example, and then develop your own action plan.
Role in Head Start: Home Visitor
What I Can Do Now:
Preschoolers can learn simple rules. They are more likely to remember and follow the rules if they are stated positively. During next week's home visit and again immediately after the next center's socialization session, I will remind the children about the program rules by telling them what they can do, rather than what they cannot do. I can say. Please walk in the hallway because you may fall if you run, instead of You know better than to run in the hallways.
What I Can Do in the Future:
Preschoolers may have difficulty making the transition from home to the Head Start center program. Therefore, at the end of this year, I will work with families to ensure a smooth start for next September. At the beginning of next year. I will work with the center's teaching staff to develop a plan to help my children feel more secure in the center.
Plans for Continuing to Learn about Children:
I will call the National Head Start Association (NHSA) at 703-739-0875; or write to NHSA at 201 North Union Street, Suite 320, Alexandria, VA 22314, for information about joining this professional association. As a member, I will be provided with a discounted registration at the NHSA Annual Training Conference. It will also offer me opportunities to attend workshops on various aspects of child development and network with other Head Start colleagues. I will also receive the quarterly NHSA Journal, which contains articles on topics related to child development.
B. Worksheet Role in Head Start:What I Can Do Now:
What I Can Do in the Future:
Plans for Continuing to Learn about Children: