ERIC Number: EJ1425334
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 52
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-308X
EISSN: EISSN-1059-308X
Communicating with Parents 2.0: Strategies for Teachers
Susan Graham-Clay
School Community Journal, v34 n1 p9-60 2024
Home-school communication is fundamental to parent involvement and student success. This essay and discussion article outlines the broad range of opportunities currently available for teachers to communicate with parents and associated strategies. The most frequent one-way modes of communication used with parents are discussed (websites, newsletters, email, texts, apps, report cards) as well as popular two-way interaction strategies (phone calls, home visits, parent-teacher conferences, virtual meetings). Key barriers to parent-teacher communication are also discussed, including racial stereotypes, language, teacher training, technology, and time, as well as the potential impact of a pandemic. Future directions for research in the area of school-home communication are also proposed. Ultimately, every communication exchange between teachers and parents occurs within the context of what has gone before and sets the stage for future interactions.
Descriptors: Parent Teacher Cooperation, Interpersonal Communication, Barriers, Family School Relationship, Family Involvement, Computer Mediated Communication, Information Dissemination, Teacher Role, Teacher Education, Written Language, Readability, Language Usage, Telecommunications, Web Sites, Newsletters, Electronic Mail, Computer Oriented Programs, Report Cards, Interaction, Home Visits, Parent Teacher Conferences, Videoconferencing, Ethnic Stereotypes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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