{"id":63,"date":"2015-11-06T14:25:53","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T19:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/valerih\/?p=63"},"modified":"2015-11-06T14:25:53","modified_gmt":"2015-11-06T19:25:53","slug":"parentteacher-conference-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/valerih\/2015\/11\/06\/parentteacher-conference-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Parent\/Teacher Conference Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>These tips are from The Learning Network.<\/h2>\n<h2>Follow these Tips for Parents to make your conference more effective:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Prepare questions in advance.\u00a0 What groups has my child been assigned to?\u00a0 Is my child finishing the work assigned in class?\u00a0 The most important question of all is \u201cHow can I help my child at home?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Let the teacher know if there is a particular topic you want to discuss.\u00a0 If you want to talk about your child\u2019s progress in reading, let the teacher know.\u00a0 He\u2019ll be able to have test scores, textbooks, and other material on hand to aid your discussion.<\/li>\n<li>Be specific.\u00a0 Bring with you any work that is of concern.\u00a0 Describe clearly any situations in the classroom that make your child uneasy.\u00a0 Ask the teacher to describe your child\u2019s strengths and weaknesses.\u00a0 Ask to see your child\u2019s work.<\/li>\n<li>Exchange information.\u00a0 Let the teacher know about any situation at home that may affect your child\u2019s school work, such as a death in the family, a new baby, or a change in daycare arrangements.<\/li>\n<li>Take notes.\u00a0 Your conference may result in several actions for both you and the teacher.\u00a0 Taking notes will help you remember what was discussed and what was agreed upon.<\/li>\n<li>Start with a positive attitude.\u00a0 Don\u2019t waste valuable conference time by focusing on the negative.\u00a0 You and the teacher are a team.\u00a0 Positive comments such as \u201cHow can we solve this problem working together?\u201d will be the first step in coming up with good solutions.<\/li>\n<li>Support yourself.\u00a0 If you are not confident about your communications skills, bring someone to help.\u00a0 If your understanding of English worries you, bring a friend to translate.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Discuss the whole child.\u00a0 Your child\u2019s social and emotional development is as important as academic success.\u00a0 Include questions about her interaction with other children and willingness to participate in class discussions.<\/li>\n<li>Allow enough time.\u00a0 Take time to do the task well.\u00a0 That may mean freeing up your schedule by taking vacation time to attend the conference.<\/li>\n<li>Leave with a plan.\u00a0 The conference should end with a clear statement of what you will do and what the teacher will do.\u00a0 Schedule follow-up meetings or telephone calls to be sure the plan is working.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These tips are from The Learning Network. Follow these Tips for Parents to make your conference more effective: Prepare questions in advance.\u00a0 What groups has my child been assigned to?\u00a0 Is my child finishing the work assigned in class?\u00a0 The most important question of all is \u201cHow can I help my child at home?\u201d Let [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":726,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-class-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/valerih\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/valerih\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/valerih\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/valerih\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/726"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/valerih\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/valerih\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/valerih\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/valerih\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/valerih\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}