communication with teachers, and study habits. communication
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Communication With
Teachers, and Study
Habits
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COMMUNICATION
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Parents Communicating With Teachers
• Schedule and attend parent-teacher conferences• Be involved in parent-teacher organizations (PTO,
PTA, and Booster Clubs)• Phone calls • Visits to the classroom• E-mail• Notes with your child• Volunteer in the classroom• Go on field trips or participate in organized activities • Do not be an overbearing parent
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/succeed/communication.cfm
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Teachers Communicating With Parents
• Classroom website• Schedule parent teacher conferences for all students • Do not limit phone calls to only bad news• Write a message in the student's assignment book
and ask for the parents to sign it once it is read. • Leave messages at home• Make a welcome call in first 2 weeks of school• Newsletters to update parents on what is happening• Be clear of your expectations of child ahead of time
http://www.teaching-tools.com/parents-teachers/communicating_parents.php
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Appropriate Attitudes for Communication
• Stay calm• Use the sandwich method• Be courteous of time• Ask questions• Be aware of surroundings –• private conversations• Do not abuse availability of
teacher • Do not embarrass your child• Maintain good eye contact and
positive tone of voice • Make notes of what of what you
want to discuss
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How can I handle “tough” conversations?
• Prepare ahead of time• Put yourself in the parents’ position• Always find something positive to say that will make
parents proud• Be sure that you don’t blame the parent • Show support• Be familiar with family support in your community
and have contact information available if needed.• Keep the meeting on track• Be sure they have all the information they need• Make sure parents know they can contact you again
at any time• Give them information on the best way to get in touch
with you
http://www.mpf.org/factsheets/NCLB5.pdf
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How can I deal with conflicts?
• Don’t argue back. Stay calm• Choose your words carefully• Don’t take it personally.
Sometimes parents just need to be heard
• If the situation worsens, schedule a meeting to continue the discussion at a later time
http://www.mpf.org/factsheets/NCLB5.pdf
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STUDY HABITS
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What Parents Can Do?• Have designated study
time• Place to study• Calendar for major
projects• Ask what is for homework• Do not do your child's
homework for them• Make sure homework is
done before TV/computer goes on
• Take advantage of every learning opportunity
http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/learning/studytips.shtml
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Questions parents can ask children…
http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/learning/studytips.shtml
How are things going at school?How did the math test go?
How did you do on the history report?
How's your science project coming along?
Need any help?How was your day?
Do you like your teacher?
What was the best part of school today?
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Family Study Habits
• Have quite time when everyone is doing homework
• Be interested in your child’s schoolwork
• Good grades go on the fridge • Turn off the TV• No phone unless it is for homework
help, during study time• Provide healthy snacks
http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/learning/studytips.shtml
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Should children be
rewarded for good
grades?
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And the Answer is….
• “Let's celebrate your effort, not your genius, and it really should be a celebration more than a reward.”
• Be spontaneous• Praise effort, concentration, and hard work• De-emphasize grades- C’s get degrees• Teach your children that their brains will get stronger• Its very hard to get good grades, so do not stress out your
child by pressuring them.• Love your child for who they are and how hard they work to
be the best person they can be.
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3745989
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Teachers Helping Children Study At Home
• Give clear notes• Study guides• Time for extra help• Make lesson plans
interactive• Make sure homework
relates to lesson• Explain homework
clearly• If students are
confused, go over example problem
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What to do About Extracurricular Activities• Children who are involved in
many extracurricular activities need to learn either– Time Management– How to prioritize
What does this mean?
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Time Management
• Developing the skill to multi-task• Doing things in an efficient order• Working ahead• Stress management• Keep an assignment notebook• Schedule time for a break
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How to Prioritize
• Choose what’s important to you• How to say no• Ask yourself, “Is this activity
beneficial?”• Don’t just choose something
because your friends do it• Don’t do it because you feel
pressured by your parents
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Parents Teaching Time Management and
Prioritizing• Have a schedule to avoid confusion• Encourage children to think about the
week ahead• Don’t pressure your child to do something
that they are not happy with• Make yourself available to help as needed• Tell children that it’s OK to focus on a
specific activity– However, don’t make it seem like quitting is
an option– Once a child starts an activity, they should
see it through
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STUDY GAMES
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TIC TAC TOE
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Game 1: Description
• Create tic-tac-toe board• Write questions about what the
child is studying• To get an “x” or an “o”, the child
must answer a question correctly• The first person to get three-in-a-
row wins
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PENNY NICKEL DIME
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Game 2: Description• Player rolls a dice and reads the
number• Give player the same number of
pennies as the number on the dice• When player has five pennies,
replace with nickel. When player has five more pennies, replace pennies AND nickel with a dime
• First player to set amount (25 or 50), they WIN!
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