A good and strong communication between a parent and their child’s teacher is of utmost importance towards fostering a sense of community for the child between home and school.
Parents and guardians play an important role in elementary school learning, but effectively reaching them can be an ongoing challenge for even veteran elementary school teachers.
As your child’s greatest teacher and role model, it’s vital that you get involved in their schooling, rather than sitting back and letting the teacher handle it all.
There’s plenty of evidence that shows positive communication between parents and teachers help improve a child’s academic performance.
1. Your Child’s Overall school performance Improves
Increased motivation for learning, more regular attendance, a more positive attitude about homework and school – these are some of the benefits for children with parents who are involved in their education.
Your child needs to see the importance that you, as their parent, put on their education. But make sure this doesn’t translate as an emphasis on always having to come first or being top of the class
2. Teachers Teach Better
Parental involvement enables teachers to do their job easily and be more focused when it comes to teaching.
As parents, you know what stimulates, bores, and interests your child. You know your child’s learning style and you also know if there are any other issues going on that might be affecting their learning at school.
When you put in the time to communicate with teachers, you help them understand more about your child’s home learning environment and needs.
Ongoing communication with your child’s teacher allows them to tailor their approach and apply appropriate strategies to suit your child’s needs and learning in class.
Parents who are involved also tend to have a more positive view of teachers, which results in improved teacher morale.
3. You get Learn More as a parent
By being involved, you get to hear new ideas about learning and teaching techniques from a different perspective. As you share resources and exchange stories, it expands your parenting knowledge and skills, giving you the confidence to know how to better support your child’s learning at home.
As you learn more about the school’s academic programme and activities, you get to see an overall picture of the school’s efforts and develop a greater appreciation for what the staff and teachers are doing.
Building a rapport with teachers is even more crucial during lockdowns, when children’s routines are disrupted and they’re social interactions halted. Technology has played a big role in making communication between home and school possible and efficient.
Seek out opportunities for communication on a regular basis to ensure your child’s physical, social-emotional, and cognitive needs met. The best educational results happen when each of these needs are met.
Tips on How Parents Can Connect Effectively with Teachers
Teachers have a tight schedule and a huge workload. At drop-off and pick-up times, teachers are usually very busy.
It’s good to discuss this at the start of the school year to know which communication channel works best for your child’s teacher. Does he or she prefer to use the school communication channels? Email? Is she open to communicating through text? Or is a scheduled phone call the preferred choice?
Be mindful that teachers have other students to look after and many other parents to talk to as well. Emailing your child’s teacher everyday or calling her frequently might not be the most productive way. If you have questions to ask that are not urgent, compile them and schedule a phone call to have a chat.
Over the years, research has show that; regardless of family income or background, students whose parents are involved are more likely to:
- Achieve higher grades and test scores
- Attend school regularly
- Have better social skills
- Show improved behavior
- Adapt well to school
Involved parents who read those notes sent home in their child’s folder and take action are every teacher’s best friend!
Reign Tuition
What Home education programmes can I use for my Child? Can you access these programes and their benefits?
For example, if your enrol your child’s with Reign Tuition, our programmes allows you to regularly check up on your child’s academic performance and progress and to see the areas where they are excelling, as well as areas where they might need a little extra support.
We also have a wealth of resources and activities you can access, such as printables, workbooks and e-books.
Remember that it’s a three-way relationship between you, your child and their teacher and that only by working together positively can you help your child achieve their full potential.
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