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Family/Teacher Communication
By: Susan Bratek Maria Conaway Nancy Foote Mary Kirchner
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Family/Teacher Communication
What is it? What are some reasons you would
communicate with a parent/guardian? What are some methods of
communicating with parent/guardian?
WRITE DOWN YOUR ANSWERS ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER.
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Types of School Communication
Institutional vs. Individual Epstein’s six types of school practices
Parenting and child development Child’s progress and school programs Volunteering and participating in activities Helping child learn at home Decision making Collaboration with community resources
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Why is family/teacher communication important?
A strong and positive relationship between parents and teachers serves the best interest of the student. Communication throughout the year is essential to support student success and well being.
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Why is family/teacher communication important?
Higher academic achievement Higher aspirations & self-esteem More positive attitude Higher graduation rates Fewer incidents of suspensions
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Why is family/teacher communication important?
Creates a positive partnership Increases overall parent involvement Provides insight into students’ strengths
& weaknesses Reinforces classroom lessons External environment impacts school
environment
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Why is family/teacher communication important?
No Child Left Behind – requires schools to provide opportunities for parent involvement
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) – Teachers are members of a learning community; must work collaboratively with parents
Professional obligation
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Why is there a lack of involvement?
Lack of transportation Strict employers Language barriers Intimidation Negative feelings
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Why is there a lack of communication? A child verbally relays a message incorrectly. Phone calls being missed and both parties end
up playing “phone tag” leaving messages but never actually speaking.
Notes or letters end up missing or lost. No one is to blame in these scenarios but both
parties can do something to repair the lines of communications
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Including All Parents in the School Community (video)
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Factors that influence communication:
Teacher attitudes and assumptions Parent attitudes and assumptions School culture Social/cultural issues
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Elementary LevelFamily Communication Strategies
Parent surveys Open house Establish open door policy E-mail correspondence
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Elementary LevelFamily Communication Strategies
Class website Classroom newsletter Activities – ex. “come to school with me” Provide opportunities in the classroom
for parents to participate Use digital camera to provide pictures
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Elementary LevelFamily Communication Strategies
Parent teacher conferences Flexible scheduling for conferences Positive phone calls Daily folders Opportunity for parents to request
behavior reports, etc.
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Professional Development:Simulated Family/Teacher Conferences
Improve the teachers ability to listen to and speak deeply with parents
Provide teachers with opportunities to interact with parents who present a variety of racial, ethnic, socioeconomic and scholastic related variables
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Secondary LevelFamily Communication Strategies
Make contact early Introduce yourself either by phone or email
Newsletters Send one home at the beginning of the year
Availability Be available during the day and in the evening
Be positive Positive attention focused on strengths is
empowering Create a comfortable atmosphere
Parents should not feel intimidated
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Secondary LevelFamily Communication Strategies
Be a good listener Offer to let parents speak first at meetings
Community involvement Establish solid home/school connections
Be prepared Have notes ready to easily refer to them
Professionalism Look, dress, and speak the part
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Interview
Interviewed four high school teachers, two of which are in their first year of teaching.
Asked them a series of questions about family communication and what advice they had for pre-service teachers.
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Interview Findings
Not many teachers take a course specifically on family communication.
Most teachers have a plan of communication in place before the school year begins.
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Interview Findings
Most teachers use email as the preferred form of communication.
Only made contact for students who were doing poorly or who greatly improved. Did not find time to contact for good reasons.
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Interview Findings
Advice: Make contact early. Email the parent/guardian first. Don’t brush off one bad behavioral issue
and wait for it to happen again, let them know as soon as it happens.
Keep detailed logs and examples of student work and behavior when making contact.
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Specific Examples
Detailed information sheets Parent surveys Online grading systems
Parent Portal Good news notices Conference records Newsletters
Redskin Reporter
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Parent Perspective: Secondary Level
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What do parents expect from the teacher? Personality traits – patient, caring,
flexible, organized, fair, friendly Flexibility – on assignments when out
sick Consistent behavior and follow through Syllabus at the beginning of the school
year Challenge the smarter students, extra
help for others
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Effective Methods of Communication
E-mail – quick and timely responses Telephone calls – not just the negative
type Mail – parent surveys Monthly newsletter
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Parent/Teacher Conferences
Generally, not enough time Mygradebook.com (online grades) Flexible times offered (day and evening
times) Reminder email of date/time Using Plain Terms (video)
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What reasons would parents/families like to be contacted for? Upcoming reviews for NYS testing Grade drop of more than one letter
grade Excessive homework missing Student struggling academically If problems, notify immediately – don’t
wait!!
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Parents/families want to know…
Where can student go for extra help? What is the grading policy? What can families do at home to help the
student?
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Things to consider regarding parents/families: Parents of tweens are dealing with relationship
changes with their children. Parents need to feel wanted and needed. Parents are giving children more freedom in
decision making and forcing more responsibility on tweens.
Parents don’t feel welcome in their child’s bedroom, let alone their classroom.
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Things to consider regarding parents/families:
Take the extra time to be a “teacher” – parents want to know that you genuinely care for their child.
Effective parent communication takes both time and effort.
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Important Quotes
Education is much more than just academic success. We must use the parent-teacher relationship to help students achieve a sense of competence and balance.
Like all relationships, the parent- teacher relationship is a dynamic. What one does affects the other, but the person most impacted is the child/student.