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Family Centered Education

Family Centered Education. What is Family Centered Education? A Touch of Class The ABC’s of FCE FCE Pilot Insights. About WIC. Women, Infants and Children’s Supplemental Nutrition Program Federally funded by USDA

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Family Centered Education

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  1. Family Centered Education • What is Family Centered Education? • A Touch of Class • The ABC’s of FCE • FCE Pilot Insights Heather Reed, M.A., R.D., California WIC Program

  2. About WIC • Women, Infants and Children’s Supplemental Nutrition Program • Federally funded by USDA • California WIC serves 1.3 million low income, participants at nutritional risk • pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women and infants and children up to age 5 • WIC provides nutrition education, checks for nutritious food, and referrals

  3. WIC Moves in a New Direction • Learner centered is at the heart of WIC education • Family activities involve all learners • Parents take the learning home

  4. WIC Children Get Ready for School In a study of 500 California WIC families….. • Less than 10% read to their children • Majority had only 5 books • Most thought school was the place to learn; not home

  5. What is Family Centered Education in WIC? • Parents and children having fun together learning about nutrition • Parents helping their children get ready for school while at WIC • Parents and children interacting with each other in a positive way

  6. Five a Day Jamming 5 a Day Music • Welcome • Mystery Veggie Bag • Book Sharing • How Are You Peeling? • Family Activity • Five A Day Count • Take Home Learning

  7. Grocery Shopping with Families Let’s Go to the Market • Welcome & Intro • Book Sharing • A Feast for Ten • Family Activity • Shopping Bag • Learning Games • Take Home Learning

  8. Grow Your Own Garden Dirt Made My Lunch • Welcome • Warm-Up Activity • Book Sharing • Growing Vegetable Soup • Family Activity • Planting a seed • Take Home Learning

  9. The ABC’s of FCE… • Interesting to the child? • Meaningful to adult? • Models positive family interactions? • Promotes parent as first teacher?

  10. WIC Family CenteredNutrition Activities • Nutrition book sharing • Container gardening • Mystery food bags • Nutrition songs • Supermarket games • Tasting activities

  11. Making It Family Centered • Who is your audience? • What is your message? • How can you engage the family?

  12. 2002 FCE Pilot Evaluation • 18 California WIC Agencies • Needs Assessment and Evaluation • 200 FCE classes in English and Spanish • Evaluation-surveys, focus groups and interviews-1440 WIC participants, 50 WIC educators

  13. Pilot Insights • Learn more about the families • Make room for FCE • more space, time, materials, preparation • Build a FCE community

  14. Making Connections • 2003-Six California WIC Agencies are working with others to expand FCE • Partners-Head Start, School Districts, Libraries, Child Care Programs, EFNEP

  15. California WICFamily Centered Education Lesson plans, evaluation report, and resources at www.wicworks.ca.gov For more information: Heather Reed MA, RD Nutrition Training Specialist California WIC Program Phone (916) 928-8523 3901 Lennane Drive, Sacramento CA 95834 hreed@dhs.ca.gov or FAX to (916) 928-0518

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