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Parent-Teacher Communications: Everything You Need
A collection of effective resources, ideas, and practices for keeping parents informed and involved all year long
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Articles Planning the ConferenceGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Provides critical steps to planning an effective parent-teacher conference, like preparing an agenda that you share with parents beforehand. |
Articles Teacher Tips for Successful Parent-Teacher ConferencesGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Seasoned teachers share their secrets on how to prepare for parent-teacher conferences. Suggestions focus on how to present strengths and... |
Policies & Practices: Successful Parent ConferencesGrades: PreK–K Wilford discusses the wide variety of approaches to conferencing with parents that can be seen in early childhood centers and schools. |
Articles Parent Conferences: Take-HomeGrades: 3–5, 6–8 New teachers, make a board that you can use to organize take-home notes. First year teachers will also find these that these ideas come in handy... |
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Articles Speaking Their LanguageGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Follow these simple steps for communicating with parents whose first language is not English, so that you can encourage families to support... |
Articles Let Your Students Take the LeadGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Learn the benefits of student-lead conferences. When students take the lead, parents and teachers alike gain insight about the child's learning.... |
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Articles Observing and Recording Growth and ChangeGrades: Early Childhood, Infant, PreK–K As an educator who is committed to providing the strongest learning experiences possible, as well as searching for new ways to grow professionally,... |
Assessment Guru Grant Wiggins on Measuring Student ProgressGrades: Assessment Guru Grant Wiggins offers advice on measuring student progress. focuses on expanding the assessment repertoire to include profiles of... |
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Articles Record Keeping and ReportingGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 See how portfolios, rubrics, and progress reports can help you track student progress and provide you with a useful record of each student's work... |
Student Observation FormGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Keep parents updated on their child's performance by using this simple form. |
Student Observation Form for ParentsGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 This form gives parents an effective way to share their observations with teachers. |
 Ideas for Parent Teacher Conferences, Open House, and Parent CommunicationsGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 A menu of effective and engaging ways to meet with parents. |
Parent Guide to School InvolvementGrades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Help your child succeed at school by becoming a parent who participates in his education |
