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Communicating

Communicating. with Parents. They know stuff that can help you teach your student!. For a conference:. Say what you need to say. Don’t tell parents what to do. Use what they said to help the “team” decide what to do.

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Communicating

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  1. Communicating with Parents

  2. They know stuff that can help you teach your student!

  3. For a conference: • Say what you need to say. • Don’t tell parents what to do. • Use what they said to help the “team” decide what to do. • You don’t have to listen to anger. Stop the conference if you need to. (Parents can feel bewildered, angry, guilty, embarrassed, and inadequate.) • Identify the common bond. • Have everyone describe the positive attributes of the student. • Have parents tell you how you can teach their child. • Write down what the parents say.

  4. Tell the child the nice things the parents said. Keep the parents in the loop Call Letter Class newsletter Email Web site Assignment sheets Respect the parents who don’t want to be involved After the conference:

  5. Communicating with Traditional Families from Other Cultures HUGE DISCLAIMER! The following slides contain generalizations regarding communication styles of certain cultures. By definition, a culture has traditions and beliefs that are able to be generalized among the members. HOWEVER people are unique. Be informed but not presumptuous.

  6. Place great respect and trust in professionals. The family head may place the student’s education in your hands and seem uninvolved. May not argue, disagree, or speak negatively. May agree just to be polite. Time is not perceived as we traditionally perceive it. Physical gestures Bowing No eye contact Family comes first. Respect of elders and extended kin. Children taught to listen without questioning. Children are expected to learn by example rather than by verbal directions. Directions are considered to be bossy and rude . Communicating with Traditional Families from Other Cultures Hmong Native American

  7. Extended family network. Children viewed as family members first then individuals. Hesitant to use “outsiders” for help. Father is head of the house. Mother places her needs last. Older females expected to care for younger children and grandparents. Children given much love, taught good manners and acceptable “public” behavior at an early age. May distrust social systems due to history of oppression. May have multigenerational households. Strong family bonds and respect for elders. Unique learning style based on emotion, body language, and social nuance. Very good at interpersonal skills. Communicating with Traditional Families from Other Cultures Hispanic African American

  8. Value the larger social good over individual needs. Hierarchical roles and status govern behavior. Rules important. High expectations, strict. Education highly valued. Teachers not questioned or contradicted. Interdependence valued. Extended and multigenerational families. Communicating with Traditional Families from Other Cultures Asian Other • Be aware and respectful of: • Regional differences • SES differences • Foster families • Student living with grandparents • Single parent families • Same sex parent families

  9. Find out who your students are! • Find time to talk to them • Let them talk to each other • Use the Internet to learn about different cultures

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