Parents as teachers

Comprehension Connection is a literacy website dedicated to providing teaching tips and resources for instruction for K-5 teachers focusing on comprehension.

What Makes a Parent Love a Teacher ... and it's not what you might think! Read this terrific post by Jennifer Gonzalez to find out what really matters to parents. Be sure to download her free "deep data" chart for organizing your student data!

Parent communication is a big deal for our young learners. Our students rely on parent-teacher partnerships that help them grow their skills and feel excited

100 Positive Student Comments to Utilize with Parents (Jan. 23, 2012) Recommended by Jen J., a third grade teacher in Michigan. Attitude The student: is an enthusiastic learner who seems to enjoy&n…

As a parent, it can be hard to know exactly what to expect at parent teacher conference. Parents come hoping to better understand their child and how he or she is doing in school. While these conferences help parents and teachers gain insight into how a student is doing, when parents ask the right questions, they can learn even more about their child and the classroom. In this blog post, you'll learn 5 questions teachers wish every parent would ask at parent-teacher conferences and why.

I have picked up students walking a half mile in the rain to get to school from the public bus stop. Re-zoning had decided they lived (literally) on the wrong side of the tracks for the school bus. I have also seen a parking lot decked out like Nutcracker’s Christmas with giant-sized bows on shiny new cars for sixteenth birthdays while I parked out back with the rest of the teachers in our beat-up vans and 90s sedans. I have driven over an hour each way to teach homeschool students in a tiny…

What are the best ways for teachers to communicate with parents using technology? Here are 8 creative ideas with effective examples from schools and classrooms around the world. How will your school be communicating with families in 2020? Includes free PDF with 8 tips for teachers for better communication with parents.

7 free resources to help you take an informative and fun assessment on students Pre-K to 1st grade. Perfect for homeschool or summer supplemental learning.

When conference time comes, the scramble begins to find forms that work for your classroom. Parent communication isn’t one size fits all and the handouts and forms you need aren’t either. In this post, you find parent-teacher conference forms and handouts that enable you to customize your conference notes, agendas, progress reports, and more to fit the unique needs of your classroom.

Looking for effective parent communication strategies? This blog post offers tips for communicating with parents to enhance parent-teacher interactions. Click through to discover more!