Parents and Teachers Working Together

by Davis Carol, Alice Yang, Roxann Kriete

Overview

How can teachers build positive relationships with parents and work with them to support their children's learning? This book offers a wealth of manageable ways. It combines the voice of a master teacher with spotlights of a dozen other teachers in action in rural, urban, and suburban schools. It offers sample letters and forms throughout. Topics include:

• working with diverse family cultures;
• setting the stage for a positive relationship during the early weeks of school;
• keeping in touch all year long;
• talking with parents about child development;
• involving all parents, including those who can't make it to school;
• helping parents understand classroom practices;
• problem-solving with parents.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781892989154
Publisher:	Center for Responsive Schools, Inc.
Publication date:	06/30/2005
Series:	Strategies for Teachers Series
Pages:	236
Sales rank:	1,131,888
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	5 - 11 Years