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Communication
A Key Element in Building aFamily-School Partnership
B: Marie Holla
 
Strategies to Form Home-School Relationships
Parent meetings
Teacher should consider small things to aid in building a respectfulrelationship. (greeting with a smile, sharing positives and successfulstories, asking parents to share observations of their child’s readingand writing at home, etc.) (p. 442)
Use home language to communicate
A teacher’s attempt to speak the parent’s homelanguage will show that he or she cares and will allowthe parent to feel comfortable when speaking inEnglish (p. 442)
 
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Home Visits
Parents who were embarrassed about home visitslater reported them to be a beneficial time to askquestions and share concerns (p. 443)
This can be a time when teachers can share ways forparents to implement reading and writing activities intheir home (p. 443)
Out-of-school communication
Teachers who attend community events and shop at local storecan take advantage of running into student’s parents by sayinghello and chatting with them (p. 442)
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