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- Title
Communicating With Parents 2.0: Strategies for Teachers.
- Authors
Graham-Clay, Susan
- Abstract
Home-school communication is fundamental to parent involvement and student success. This essay and discussion article outlines the broad range of opportunities currently available for teachers to communicate with parents and associated strategies. The most frequent one-way modes of communication used with parents are discussed (websites, newsletters, email, texts, apps, report cards) as well as popular two-way interaction strategies (phone calls, home visits, parent-teacher conferences, virtual meetings). Key barriers to parent-teacher communication are also discussed, including racial stereotypes, language, teacher training, technology, and time, as well as the potential impact of a pandemic. Future directions for research in the area of school-home communication are also proposed. Ultimately, every communication exchange between teachers and parents occurs within the context of what has gone before and sets the stage for future interactions.
- Subjects
TWO-way communication; PARENTS; REPORT cards; STEREOTYPES; TEACHERS; PARENT-teacher conferences; PARENT-teacher relationships
- Publication
School Community Journal, 2024, Vol 34, Issue 1, p9
- ISSN
1059-308X
- Publication type
Article