Summary
Contents
Subject index
This book deals with the key professional issues faced by students on teacher training courses and practicing primary teachers.
Chapter 7: Parents and Teachers Working Together
Parents and Teachers Working Together
The following topics and issues are covered in this chapter:
- the history of parental involvement in schools;
- current requirements and expectations for parental involvement in schools;
- reasons for parents and teachers to work together;
- parents' and teachers' perspectives on home-school partnership;
- some barriers to parental involvement;
- how to form positive partnerships;
- parents' and teachers' expectations of each other;
- initial contact between schools and parents;
- different forms of written communication with parents;
- advice on writing for parents;
- involving parents in school during the school day;
- involving parents for whom daytime help is difficult;
- the school in the community;
- involving parents at home through homework, games and home-school notebooks;
- meetings between parents and teachers; and
- helping parents to ...
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