Field Study 1, Episode 6 "Home – School Link"

FS 1 The Learner’s Development and Environment
FS 1 The Learner’s Development
and Environment
Episode 6
HOME – SCHOOL LINK
Name of FS Student: Ruschelle L. Cossid
Course: BSED - ENGLISH Year & Section: 1st Year
Resource Teacher: Mrs. Rowena Magdayao Date: February 28, 2014
Cooperating School: Digos City National High School
 My Maps
To reach your target, do the following tasks:
 Select a learner from the class whom you have observed.
 Interview the teacher about the learner’s characteristics.
 Conduct a home visit to your selected learner’s residence.
 Interview the parents about
- The rules they implement at home concerning their child’s schooling.
- The learner’s activities and behavior while at home.
 Describe the family in terms of
- Number of siblings.
- Number of siblings in school
 Identify the factors in the home environment that might affect the learner’s
school performance.
 Reflect on how a teacher can communicate effectively with the home.

 My Tools
Use the activity form provided for you to document your observations.
An Observation/Interview Guide for Home-School Link
Read the following carefully before you begin to observe/interview. Then write your observation
report on the provided space.
The Learner
1. Make a general observation of the learner. Describe him in each of the domains of
development:
 Physical – body built and height (thin, chubby, underweight, overweight), 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, show
enthusiasm, excited, indifferent, etc.)
 Cognitive (appears to understand lessons, copes with the lessons, excels, lags
behind, shows reasoning skills, turns in assignments and requirements, etc.)
Interview the Teacher
1. What are the most noticeable characteristics of the learner? (emotional disposition,
behavior and discipline, sense of responsibility, study habits, academic performance,
relationship with peers, relationship with adults, social adjustment)
2. How does the teacher communicate with the parents? How often? What do they discuss?
Agree on?
Interview with Parents
1. Conduct a home visit. Once there, observe the home set-up. (Home is orderly, family
pictures in the living room).
2. Use the interview questions on the next page. Just ask the questions with which you feel
comfortable.
Notes:
- The most noticeable characteristics of the learner based on their teacher are their
emotional dispositions, behavior and discipline, relationship with peers and social
adjustment.
- The teacher communicates with the parents through meetings or the teacher will send a
letter to the parents if the child is doing wrong in the school. They discuss about

important matters about the classroom and the students, the student’s behavior and
performance, etc. If the meeting or their talk is finish, they will end up into signing some
agreements that they both agree on.
- Suggested Parent Interview Guide
Your teacher may ask you to use a more detailed interview guide. Be free to translate the
questions if necessary.
Name of the Learner: Rijen Mae S. Laniohan
Date of Birth: May 24, 1998
Grade/Year Level: Fourth Year Age: 15 years old
Number of Siblings: 2 Gender: Female
Birth Order: 1st
Parents
Mother: Jenette Laniohan
Age: 35
Occupation: Factory Worker Educational Attainment: College Level
Father: Rick Laniohan
Occupation: Driver Educational Attainment: Automotive Graduate
Learner’s Physical Aspect:
Health
Mother’s Health during pregnancy with the learner:
When Rijen’s mother is still carrying her, her mother’s health during pregnancy is okay
and not so complicated.
Ailments or health problems of the learner as a child:
When Rijen is still a child, she has asthma.
Age of the learner when he/she started to walk/talk:
Rijen started to walk and talk when she is still 1 year old.

Food preferences of the learner as a child and at present:
When Rijen is still a child, her favorite food is fried chicken and until now it was her
favorite. She also loves to eat desserts.
Who took care of him/ her as a child?
Rijen is taken good care by her parents.
Learner’s Social Aspect:
Describe your child’s sociability (friendly, outgoing or shy, loner)
Rijen is friendly but sometimes she doesn’t want to mingle with others. She have friends
in school and in their place.
Who were the learner’s playmates?
Rijen’s friends are her classmates and schoolmates in school and neighbors in Bato, Sta.
Cruz, Davao del Sur.
As a child then was he/she allowed to play outside?
Rijen was allowed to go outside but there are conditions that she must follow.
Is he/she allowed to go out with friends? Do you have rules for him/her to follow regarding
going out?
Rijen was allowed to go out with friends as long as she know her limitations. If she is
going out with friends, she must take care of herself, she must not flirt and she must not do
undesirable behaviors.
Emotional – Moral
What are your expectations of your child?
My expectation to my child is that she will focus on her studies, she already knows her
responsibilities and I expect that she will finish her studies someday. I believe in my child’s
skills and capabilities so I know that she will succeed someday.
How do you provide a nurturing environment for your child?
I provide Rijen a nurturing environment by maintaining the silence in the house if she is
studying her lessons. I will let her feel that me and her father will be always here to support
her and also I will not be firm/strict to her so that she will open to me her problems if she
had.

Does your child go to you when she/he feels down or has a problem? What do you do to
meet his/her emotional needs?
Yeah, my child goes to me when she feels down or has a problem. She shares it to me
and I comfort her by using comforting words and I also gives advice to her.
What do you do when he/she is not successful in something?
I know that my child is not successful/failed in something so what I do is to comfort her
and motivate her to be persistent that she must keep on going so that in the next try, she
will succeed and not fail.
How do you discipline your children?
I disciplined Rijen by telling her the things I want and don’t want to happen. But as I see
on Rijen’s behavior, I know that she is already responsible enough to know what is right and
what is wrong.
Do you have rules in the house? What are they?
Yes, I have rules in the house like Rijen must be attentive in her studies, in going out with
her friends she must not go home late, she must also clean her room and do her assign
household chore.
How do you impose the rules?
I imposed these rules by reminding this to Rijen always so she will not forget what I had
say. She is not stubborn anyway and she really follows the rules.
What are the consequences of breaking the rules?
If Rijen breaks the rules, she will be warned of her behavior but if she repeats the same
mistake, that’s the time to take some actions (not physical punishments).
Learner’s Cognitive Aspect:
What are the child’s interests?
Rijen’s interest is in sports and dance. She loves to play both in the school and home and
she also loves dancing. She likes English and dislike Math.
What is he/she good at in school?
Rijen is doing well in school. In fact, she’s one of the smartest student in their class. Her
grades are good and she always focuses on her studies.

In what subject/s does he/she have difficulty?
Like what other students hate, Rijen also hates Math. She says that she have no problem
in all subjects except Math.
How do you monitor his/her performance in school? How do you motivate her?
I monitor her by checking her grades and asking her if she’s doing her homework’s and
projects. I motivate her by encouraging her to continue her good behaviors.
Do you have rules at home to help him develop good study habits? What are these rules? How
are they implemented?
Yes, for example Rijen’s exam is fast approaching. I will tell her to focus first on studying
for the exam. No watching of television and going out with friends.
After you have gathered all necessary data. Write the Learner’s development profile
using the outline below. Type the profile in a separate sheet and attached it to this learning
episode.
THE LEARNER’S DEVELOPMENT PROFILE (Outline)
The Learner’s Development Profile
School: Digos City National High School
Date of Home Visit: February 27, 2014
Date of Birth: May 24, 2014 Age: 15 years old
Grade/Year Level: Fourth Year Gender: Female
Family Profile
Number of Siblings: 2
Birth Order: 1st
Parent
Mother: Jenette Laniohan
Age: 35 years old
Physical Development
In paragraph form, describe the physical development of the learner.
Combine the teachers, parent’s responses, and your own observations.
Social Development

In paragraph form, describe the social development of the learner.
Combine the teachers, parent’s responses, and your own observations.
Emotional – Moral Development
In paragraph form, describe the emotional–moral development of the learner. Combine
the teachers, parent’s responses, and your own observations.
Cognitive Development
In paragraph form, describe the cognitive development of the learner. Combine
the teachers, parent’s responses, and your own observations.
Findings
Write here your salient findings about the learner.
Conclusions
Write your conclusions after you have analyzed the impact of the school and the home
on the learner’s development. The questions in the My Analysis portion of this learning episode can help
you.
Recommendations. Write you recommendations.
The Learner’s Development Profile
School: Digos City National High School
Date of Home Visit: February 27, 2014
Date of Birth: May 24, 1998 Age: 15 Years Old
Grade/Year Level: Fourth Year Gender: Female
Family Profile
Number of Siblings: 2
Birth Order: 1st
Parents
Mother: Jenette S. Laniohan
Age: 35 Years Old
Physical Development
The physical development of the learner is she is physically fit. He loves to be engage in
different sports and also she loves dancing. She is active and energetic in class.
Social Development
The learner is friendly to everyone. Sometimes she’s not but most of the time she loves to make
new friends. She interacts well with others and with that she gains more confidence in herself.

Emotional-Moral Development
If there is something bothering to the learner, she doesn’t hesitate to go to her parents and tell
them what it is. If there are problems, she shares it to them and also the learner sometimes can
control her emotions.
Cognitive Development
The learner is doing well in the class. In fact, she’s one of the smartest students in their
classroom. She knows that it is her responsibility as a student to study her lessons and because
of that she excels in the class.
Findings
I can see that the learners always want to be active and participative in class that she must
engage herself to any activities because she knows that it’s for the betterment of herself.
Conclusion
The home-school connection of the learner really helps a lot in her development. By this, she will
be guided of her behaviors because what she learns in school is she can apply it to her home
and also what she learned from home, she applies it to school like the morals and values her
parents taught her. Her family also is one factor that contributes to the development and
learning of the child because if the learner has a good and nice family, then her development
will be good. In my learner’s situation, she has a good family so she is doing good in school.
Recommendations
My recommendation to the learner is she must also relax her mind from studying very hard, I’m
not saying that studying is bad but if she is too pressured worrying her paper works, she will be
stressed. She must also give herself a break and join her classmates in having fun instead of
sitting alone and always facing a book. In that, there is no interactive communication happening
because she is not socializing. I hope that she can change this behavior even just a little bit
because it’s for the betterment of herself.

 My Analysis
Your findings and recommendations in the Learner Development Profile will help you
answer the questions here.
1. From your home visit and interview, what do you think is the style of parenting
experienced by the learner? Explain your answer.
When I interviewed the learner her mother when I visited their home, I think the
style of parenting experienced by the learner is authoritative. Her parents are kind of firm
but they’re loving to their child. The rules are not so firm because they know that if they
will be strict to their child, there’s a possibility that the child will turn against them. So
they show support to the child in everything, in school, in any other activities in their
place, etc. They show care to their child, for example, she is not yet home and it’s already
late, her parents will worry and call her if where she is and what is she doing in late
hours. Can say that the parents are very supportive to the child.
2. Relating your data with what you learned from child development, what family factors do
you think contribute to the development and over-all adjustment of the learner in
school?

Relating with what I learned from child development, family is one of the main
factors that will contribute to the development and over-all adjustment of the learner. If
his/her family is okay and supportive to the child’s schooling, then the child will be
socially competent, self-reliant, and will have a greater ability to show self-control
because they know that in times when they have problem, he/she knows that he/she has
a family who can help him/her in his/her adjustment and development in school.
3. Does the communication between the home-school have an effect on the learner? If yes,
what are these factors?
Yes, home-school communication is good because it can be a greater help in the
schooling of the child. The child will be guided in his/her behavior both in school and
home. If there are any problems in school or home, then the child will be corrected or
assist by their parents or teacher. The effects of this is the child will be monitored well
whether he/she is in the school or home because school-home has a connection and the
actions will be taken by their teachers/parents.
 My Reflections
1. Reflect on your own development as a child. What type of parenting did you experience?
How did it affect you?
If I am going to reflect my own development as a child, I experienced the authoritarian
type of parenting. My parents are firm to me that they want me to follow their rules and
conditions always. If I did something wrong, they immediately scolds me and if I break one
the rules, they punished me not just emotionally but also physically, There is also withdrawal
of affection happens if I did mistake. They have high expectations to me so there are times
that I put into my mind that I must graduate with honors in my elementary and high school
years so that they will be happy for me. Sometimes they’re caring and loving to me. The
effects of the authoritarian type of parenting to me is I became unhappy with my life,
sometimes I have problem/difficulty in dealing with peers and sometimes I’m afraid to
commit mistakes or not to be successful in something because it makes me feel down.
2. As a future teacher, how would you establish good-home school collaboration? How can
you work well with the parents? How can you help them? How can they help you?
As a future teacher, I will establish good home-school collaboration by ensuring that my
students will apply what they learned in the school to their homes, that my students will feel
that school is their second home, and parents are connected to the school so whether there

are problems with their child, they can immediately respond to guide and assist their child. I
can work well with the parents by having a meeting wherein we will discuss some matters
about the needs of the school, problems, behaviors, and performance of their child in
school. By those, I can help them to know whether their child needs guidance or something.
All I want to the parents is to monitor their child not just in their school performance but
also their etiquettes and behaviors in their home. Teachers and parents must unite and
cooperate in terms of the child’s schooling. They should be updated of the child’s god and
wrong behaviors. If these will all be realised, then we will not have problem/trouble in
dealing with the learner/child.
 My Portfolio

2. H- ome is the first step
O-f
M-an’s
E-ducation
S-ome parents and teachers
C-ommunicate and cooperate to
H-ave an
O-rganized and productive characteristics
O-f the
L-earners
L- earn to
I-ncrease and develop communication of parents and teachers to have a
N-ice learning environment for the learners in order for them to have
K-nowledge and more learnings.

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