Parent Teacher Meetings As easy as ABC

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Parent - Teacher MeetingsAs easy as A-B-C
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Parent-Teacher Meetings Are

• Essential building blocks for home to school
  communication.
• A time for listening, sharing, and working
  together.
• An opportunity for teachers to explain your
  childs progress, grades, and the grade-level
  standards.
• Successful when parents and teachers have
  two-way conversations about how to help your
  child succeed.

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Before the Meeting

• Write notes to share with the teacher about
• Things in your childs life you feel are
  important for the teacher to know (birth of a
  baby, loss of someone close, etc.).
• Questions about your childs progress
• Your concerns about the schools programs or
  activities.

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Before the Meeting

• If other family members cant attend the meeting
  with you, ask for their concerns and questions.
• 3. Ask your child questions, such as
• a. What do you like about school?
• b. What do you dislike about school?
• c. Is there anything to ask or tell the teacher?

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During the Meeting

• Arrive on time. Be aware that the teacher may be
  behind schedule.
• Say something nice about the teacher or the
  classroom.
• Tell the teacher you have certain things you
  would like to talk about.
• Begin with your most important questions.

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• Ask questions about what your child is learning.
• Is my child at grade level with his/her reading,
  writing, and math?
• May I see some of my childs work?
• What are my childs strengths and weaknesses in
  class?
• What can I do at home to support what my child is
  learning in school?
• What expectations do you have for children in
  your class?
• If you run out of time but have more to talk
  about, ask for another meeting at a later date.

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Test Results

• Your childs classroom teacher has access to
  assessment data on your child.
• You can ask your childs teacher to provide you
  with this information.

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The Most Important Part of the Meeting

• Ask specific questions about what you can to do
  to help your child.
• Find out how you can contact the teacher.
• Find out how the school will communicate with you.

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After the Meeting

• Talk about the meeting with your child, and share
  the positive comments made by the teacher.
• Develop a plan with your child to act upon
  suggestions from the conference.
• 3. Maintain communications with the teacher.

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After the Meeting

• Start a folder about your child
• Report cards
• Samples of work
• Notes from the teacher
• Test scores
• Make a calendar
• Mark the next parent-teacher meeting
• Mark important events
• Mark parent meetings and social events

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Together we will make a difference in your
childs learning!
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