Suggests six activities teachers should undertake in order to have successful conferences with parents concerning their child's reading performance. Offers ideas that teachers can share with parents who want to help children improve reading. (FL)

The article outlines guides for a teacher to use in preparing for and conducting a successful conference with parents of pupils. (JD)

Parent conferencing is a way to dramatically improve home/school relationships. Parent conferences, at their very best, provide the teacher with useful information about individual students. More importantly, however, they create a parent/teacher team atmosphere, with each member contributing his or her knowledge and experience for the benefit of…

This leaflet, developed by the Division of Planning and Research, Los Angeles City Schools, recognizes the need for better communication between schools and parents and pupils, particularly in the area of reporting pupil progress. The guide points out some of the ways in which parents, pupils and teachers can work together to assist children.…

Visits, calls, letters, and "Saturday school" help parent and teacher to talk, work, and learn together. (Editor)

Discusses the findings of a parent and teacher survey about communicating children's school progress, noting a mutual dissatisfaction with standardized test scores. Discusses the information parents want, ways to improve teacher-parent communication, and questions teachers should ask themselves about their assessments of students. (JPB)

Described are eight suggestions for the classroom teacher to establish a good relationship with parents of educable mentally retarded children. (CL)

Considered the parent-teacher conferences and their influence on a child's school success. (Editor/RK)

Recommends that parents and teachers cooperate to provide educational experiences for young people and to bring about changes in educational practice, educational finance, and educational opportunity. (DB)

Reviews ERIC resources concerning methods of achieving the desired state of mutual cooperation between parents and teachers. (AEW)

Considerations which teachers should take into account in dealing with the child-parent-teacher relationship are discussed. Effective means of dealing with parents, such as classroom luncheons, weekly reports on children's progress, and communication strategies are suggested.(PP)

Reviews the Schools Reaching Out programs in New York City and Roxbury (MA). Describes and recommends three successful aspects of these programs: the parent center within the schools, home visits by teachers, and teacher action research teams. (DM)

Lists nine facetious reasons why a faculty member would want to sign on as the advisor to a student newspaper and also one real reason: it represents the culmination of the writing process at its very best. (TB)

Examines several ways for teachers to improve public relations with parents through the media, parents' night activities, and parent teacher conferences. (JMB)

Getting along with parents can sometimes be tough, but a little tact can go a long way. Good communication skills are important in any profession, but for the successful teacher, they are essential. Drawn from their new book, "Teacher Talk!" (Jossey-Bass, 2005), the authors present some snapshots of typical conflicts with parents, paired with…