1b: The Purpose of Communication
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Objectives
In this section, learners will:
- Express the primary purposes of parent/teacher communication
- Defend the devotion of time and energy toward improving communication
Primary Purposes of Parent/Teacher Communication
In the previous readings, you probably noticed some themes emerging about what types of parent/teacher communication impact student outcomes. They include:
- Strong parent/teacher relationships
- Setting high expectations for student achievement
- Collaboration on details specific to a child
Let's look at the research on these more closely.
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Building relationships between parents and teachers is a crucial aspect in enhanced outcomes and happens through communication.
Watch this video: Home-School Collaborative Relationships If you would like, read more: Influence of Parent-Teacher Relationships or Relational Influence on Teacher Perceptions |
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Setting expectations for high student achievement has been shown to have a strong impact on learner outcomes. When parents have high expectations, their children do better.
Read more here: Realtionship Between Parental Involvement and Student Academic Achievement |
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Discussing specific aspects of a student's experience can positively impact them and increase understanding between teachers and parents.
Read more here: Parent-Teacher Relationships and the Effect on Student Success |
Before we move on, take a moment to review the three purposes.
Discuss
Time to engage your real world knowledge community in this discussion! Grab your phone and text a colleague, whose communication skills you admire, asking them what they feel are the primary purposes of parent/teacher communication.
How do their thoughts compare to the resources you have watched/read? What do you think accounts for any differences?
Reflect
Take a moment to pause and reflect. Without scrolling up, can you describe the three primary purposes of parent/teacher communication that we discussed earlier?
The Value of the Investment
We have reviewed resources and determined the importance of parent/teacher relationships and primary purposes of parent/teacher communication.
📝 Take a moment and write down the reasons improving your parent/teacher communication practices is worth your time and energy. Save the note. You will refer to it again later.
Moving On
Seeing the importance and value of communication, it is time to explore Unit 2: What are the Obstacles?