Effective communication builds understanding and trust. This is why effective communication is key to establishing and maintaining positive partnerships with parents and carers. Parents and carers are experts on their own children. Respect is the foundation of effective communication with parents, carers and families. Respect will help you better understand the parents, carers and families that you work with. When you listen well, you get more information about children and their families.
And you show parents and carers that you value their experience, ideas and opinions and take their concerns seriously. In every interaction with parents and carers, one of your goals is to strengthen your partnership with them. A problem-solving approach will help you and parents work together to address concerns. This approach involves:. One of the keys to this approach is talking about concerns when they come up.
And if you let problems build up, they might be more and more difficult to address. You can schedule a follow-up meeting to discuss whether your agreed strategies are working out or whether a new approach might help. When parents and carers raise concerns with you, the basics of listening and speaking still apply. Simply put, parents are the best teachers and role models that a child has.
In this article, we will explore why positive communication between parents and teachers is important, and provide examples of what makes good parent-teacher communication.
Learning is constantly occurring in every day life events but as soon as a child steps foot into a classroom, this journey really takes off in a more formal way. The Reggio Emilia approach supports various methods of communication to support this overall goal. Good parent-teacher communication should be ongoing and have clear lines of communication from the start.
Continually keeping parents involved provides a community feeling which benefits the child and the school. Parental expectations are one of the strongest predictors of student achievement, so clear and high expectations should be set from the beginning.
At the start of the school year, teachers should explain how and when they will keep in touch with parents, all while letting parents know their questions and concerns are valued. Ultimately, both the parents and teachers need to work together to improve the personal, academic and social development of the child.
Parents are offered ways of integrating opportunities at home with the experiences that their child has while at school. Some students may find it hard to concentrate for longer periods, so teachers may have taught them focus management techniques for this.
By utilising these at home as well, it gives the child continuity and allows them to practise these techniques in a range of situations. Through communication, both parties can use a consistent approach that will benefit the individual learner. At OWIS, we keep the lines of communication open in various ways throughout the school year. One of the most important ways that we ensure there is communication between parents and teachers is through our weekly news and parent-teacher consultations.
We encourage them to ask questions, attend school events and to communicate with our staff. Block G, Mountbatten Rd, Singapore Adam Meyerhoff designation. Bilingual Programme. Nanyang Campus. Published on. About Author. The latest OWIS news, articles and resources sent straight to your inbox every month.
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