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Direct linkKumar, Rashmi – Young Children, 2009
Cooperative learning (CL) structures allow students to excel academically and succeed in interpersonal skills. However, during parent-teacher conferences, several parents express doubt about the effectiveness of cooperative learning techniques with children who have been identified as gifted learners (based on teachers' recommendations, followed…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Teaching Methods, Gifted, Parent Teacher Conferences
Peer reviewedFoster, Suzanne M. – Young Children, 1994
Key ingredients to successful parent meetings include planning with parents and including the children; assessing parents' needs and interests; planning the details of the meeting, such as meeting place, transportation, child care arrangements, and refreshments and activities; and planning the key elements of the meeting, such as presentations and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Meetings, Needs Assessment, Parent Conferences
Peer reviewedKoch, Patricia K.; McDonough, Marsha – Young Children, 1999
Highlights collaborative practices from fields of family therapy and educational psychology to facilitate conferences on children's behavior problems between parents and child caregivers and teachers. Illustrates stages of collaborative conversations: establishing trust; inviting parents to collaborate; discovering and stating mutual goals;…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Early Childhood Education, Parent School Relationship, Parent Teacher Conferences
Peer reviewedBundy, Blakely Fetridge – Young Children, 1991
Encourages close communication between parents and early childhood teachers. Initial contacts and contacts throughout the school year help to convey general information about the school to parents. Visits, notes, and telephone calls can be used to provide specific information about individual children. (GH)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Day Care Centers, Parent School Relationship, Parent Teacher Conferences
Peer reviewedWalker-Dalhouse, Doris; Dalhouse, A. Derick – Young Children, 2001
Examines the nature of the relationship between educators and parents of children in public schools, focusing on minority families. Discusses the need for flexibility and adaptability, the value of informal assessment, effective joint parent-teacher problem solving, and family differences and support. Provides options for improving communication…
Descriptors: Blacks, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Interpersonal Communication
Peer reviewedManning, Diane; Schindler, Patricia J. – Young Children, 1997
Uses a psychoanalytic approach to examine effective ways to articulate concerns to parents about their child's difficulties. Presents methods for developing trusting relationships, planning prior to the conference, conducting the parent-teacher conference and post-conference follow-up, and meeting teachers' concerns. Describes two situations in…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Early Childhood Education, Interpersonal Communication, Parent School Relationship
