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Potter, Les – Tips for Parents from NASSP, 1996
The parent-teacher conference is a valuable strategy to improve a student's performance. This news brief offers suggestions for developing a "parent friendly" handbook to help parents effectively prepare for teacher-parent conferences. The handbook should include the basic information, a statement that emphasizes the importance of the conference,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Guides, Parent Materials
Bell, Gregory E. – 1988
This paper provides suggestions to alleviate the tension, fear, and frustration which may accompany parent-teacher conferences, in order to make them more effective. Tips for parents and tips for teachers are both presented in a checklist format. The tips focus on three typical areas of concern--planning, implementation, and evaluating the…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Parent Materials
Download full textManuelito, Jeannie; Johnson, Martha – 1995
This paper provides Indian parents of children with disabilities with information from the Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special Needs Project concerning communication between Indian parents and non-Indian service providers. Five basic strategies for effective communication are reviewed: (1) when you do not understand, ask for…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Communication Problems, Cultural Differences
BOCES Geneseo Migrant Center, Geneseo, NY. – 1992
This bilingual document stresses the importance of migrant parents being involved in their children's education and discusses ways for parents to help their children succeed in school. It provides information about migrant education and the various programs available for migrant children. The document covers the following topics: (1) important…
Descriptors: Child Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Migrant Children
National PTA, Chicago, IL. – 1990
This parent education curriculum contains a variety of materials designed to help local Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) hold meetings for parents on child rearing. The materials help organizers plan meetings on topics such as dating, drugs, and careers. The unit contains a leader's guide, which contains a description of how to plan meetings,…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Career Planning, Child Development
Rich, Dorothy – 1996
Parents can play a key role in attaining the United States' National Education Goals, a main component of which is that all children will be ready to learn when they enter school. This guide for parents provides basic information on factors related to school success and a series of activities that parents can do with their children, ages 5 through…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Elementary Education, Family Role
Capital School District, Dover, DE. – 1985
Written to help migrant parents with day-to-day concerns about their children and their children's schooling, this handbook provides a variety of reference information. A definition of migrant education services is followed by a directory of individuals responsible for migrant education in Delaware at state and local levels. Telephone numbers are…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Community Services, Definitions, Discipline Policy
National Committee for Citizens in Education, Columbia, MD. – 1991
Twelve pamphlets in a series for parents cover a variety of school-related information. The pamphlets are as follows: (1) Parent Involvement (how schools will benefit, why parents should be involved, and parent rights); (2) Parent/Teacher Conference (why conferences are important, how parents can prepare, what happens, and what to do afterwards);…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Child Advocacy, Children
United Parents Association of New York City, Inc., NY. – 1983
Parents of children in public elementary schools in New York City are given basic information about school policies and practices in this English/Spanish guide. Topics covered include: (1) ancillary school services such as transportation, breakfast and lunch programs, and school health services; (2) Board of Education policy on homework, tests,…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Ancillary School Services, Board of Education Policy, Breakfast Programs
Diffily, Deborah, Ed.; Morrison, Kathy, Ed. – 1996
Noting the value of communication between early childhood teachers and parents, this book contains 93 reproducible articles on a variety of topics for early childhood education teachers to use in newsletters or handouts for maintaining regular, informative communication with families. Additional references, suggestions for adapting the article,…
Descriptors: Bulletin Boards, Child Rearing, Class Activities, Discipline
Rowch, Nancy – 1983
A guide for Hmong-speaking parents of elementary and secondary school students in Nebraska provides in Hmong, and then in English, information concerning education in the state. Topics covered include: state policy concerning enrolling children in school, medical requirements for enrollment and attendance, the school curriculum requirements and…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Asian Americans, Attendance, Board of Education Policy
Rowch, Nancy – 1984
A guide for Cambodian-speaking parents of elementary and secondary school students in Nebraska provides in Cambodian, and then in English, information concerning education in the state. Topics covered include: state policy concerning enrolling children in school, medical requirements for enrollment and attendance, the school curriculum…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Asian Americans, Attendance, Board of Education Policy
Rowch, Nancy – 1984
A guide for Lao-speaking parents of elementary and secondary school students in Nebraska provides in Laotian, and then in English, information concerning education in the state. Topics covered include: state policy concerning enrolling children in school, medical requirements for enrollment and attendance, the school curriculum requirements and…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Asian Americans, Attendance, Board of Education Policy
Rowch, Nancy – 1983
A guide for Spanish-speaking parents of elementary and secondary school students in Nebraska provides in Spanish, and then in English, information concerning education in the state. Topics covered include: state policy concerning enrolling children in school, medical requirements for enrollment and attendance, the school curriculum requirements…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Attendance, Board of Education Policy, Curriculum
Rowch, Nancy – 1984
A guide for Vietnamese-speaking parents of elementary and secondary school students in Nebraska provides in Vietnamese, and then in English, information concerning education in the state. Topics covered include: state policy concerning enrolling children in school, medical requirements for enrollment and attendance, the school curriculum…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Asian Americans, Attendance, Board of Education Policy
