The start of a new school year is both exciting and challenging for parents and teachers. New relationships have to be formed and it is important that they get off to a good start.
Below are some quick tips for both parents and teachers to think about as they begin the new school year.
- Establish an effective communication strategy that works for both parties at the beginning of the year.
- Parents can make more informed decisions and support their children better when they have complete and accurate information regarding classroom and school expectations.
- Parents like to feel they have a voice and that is respected when it comes to their children’s education.
- Helping parents understand the curriculum will assist them in working with their children to support their academic progress.
- Setting high attainable expectations means that teachers and parents can support students in taking more responsibility for their learning and encourage them to strive to increased academic success.
- When teachers make sure parents are aware of any issues which challenge a child’s learning, it allows them to work as partners to address the situation and improve it before negatively affects the student’s performance.
- Parents talking positively about the new school year and their new teacher will establish an optimistic attitude in their children.
- Reviewing the curriculum that will be taught in the new grade will assist parents in supporting their children during the school year. Although curriculum documents can be quite lengthy it is worth skimming through information provided at http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum
The best partnership for success is:
Teacher > Student > Parent
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