A must-have book for all parents!Parent Talk! provides practical advice to help parents communicate with their child and their child's school, featuring an easy, fast-moving format with sample role-playing situations, parent-to-parent tips, sample letters, and checklists to help you stay on track. Authors Cheli Cerra and Ruth Jacoby identify 52 common school situations and offer expert guidance based on their experiences as parents and school principals.Do you want to:* Be comfortable when speaking with your child's teacher?* Know exactly what to do if your child is failing?* Know exactly what to say at parent conferences?* Learn how to deal with a variety of school issues?If you answered yes, then Parent Talk! is the book you need. Never be at a loss for words again with the teacher, the school administrator, or your child!"Cheli Cerra and Ruth Jacoby have written what is arguably the most comprehensive guide for parents in education today. Conscientious parents across the board will benefit from their wise perspective, gained from a combined fifty-plus years on the front line in education. Parent Talk! helps put parents back into the schools with confidence!"--Carolina Fernandez Author of ROCKET MOM!: 7 Strategies to Blast You into Brilliance
Author(s): Cheli, M.Ed. Cerra, Ruth, Ed.D. Jacoby
Edition: 1
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 128
Parent Talk!......Page 3
Table of Contents......Page 8
How to Use This Book......Page 11
Introduction: A CommunicationBluepr int for a Successful School Year......Page 15
Section 1: SUMMER Gearing Up for School Success......Page 21
Snapshot #1: My Child Has the Back-to-School Blues......Page 22
Snapshot #2: I Am Recently Divorced and Have Sole Custody of My Child......Page 25
Snapshot #3: My Child Does Not Speak English......Page 26
Snapshot #4: My Child’s Friend Is a Bad Influence......Page 27
Snapshot #5: My Child Is Gifted and I Want Her Placed in the Gifted Program......Page 28
Snapshot #6: My Child Is Failing at a High-Performing School......Page 30
Snapshot #7: My Child’s Health Needs to Be Monitored and He Must Take Medication Daily......Page 32
Snapshot #8: My Child Has Diabetes......Page 33
Snapshot #9: I Just Moved to a New Community: How Do I Find a School for My Child?......Page 34
Snapshot #10: My Child Does Not Want to Wear the School Uniform......Page 36
Section 2: FALL Parent Involvement Increases Student Achievement......Page 39
Snapshot #11: I Can’t Attend Open House......Page 40
Snapshot #12: My Child’s School Has Mildew......Page 41
Snapshot #13: The School Is Always Doing Fundraisers......Page 42
Snapshot #14: My Child Came Home Without Eating Lunch......Page 43
Snapshot #15: Why Should I Have to Volunteer in Another Classroom?......Page 44
Snapshot #16: My Child Does Not Have Textbooks......Page 47
Snapshot #17: The School Bus Is Failing to Pick Up My Child......Page 48
Snapshot #18: I Must Drop Off My Child Very Early at School......Page 49
Snapshot #19: My Child’s Books Are Too Heavy For Her to Carry......Page 50
Snapshot #20: I Am Worried My Child Is Failing......Page 52
Snapshot #21: The School’s Pickup and Drop-Off Procedure Is Disorganized......Page 54
Snapshot #22: My Child Is Not Getting Enough Homework......Page 55
Snapshot #23: The Teacher Can’t Write Correctly......Page 58
Snapshot #24: My Child Is Fifteen Minutes Late to Class Daily......Page 59
Snapshot #25: My Child’s Homework Takes Up Too Much Time......Page 60
Snapshot #26: The School Newspaper Has Grammatical Errors......Page 61
Snapshot #27: The School Cafeteria Never Has Any Variety......Page 63
Section 3: WINTER Stay on Target — Keep the Lines of Communication Open......Page 67
Snapshot #28: My Child Does Not Enjoy Reading......Page 68
Snapshot #29: My Child’s Behavior Has Changed Since He Left Elementary School......Page 70
Snapshot #30: My Child Gets Sick Every Day at the Same Time......Page 71
Snapshot #31: My Child’s Classmate Threatened to Bring a Gun to School......Page 72
Snapshot #32: I Never Know What Is Happening at the School......Page 73
Snapshot #33: My Child Wrote on a Wall After Being Influenced by His Peers......Page 74
Snapshot #34: The Teacher Is Picking on My Child......Page 76
Snapshot #35: A Disruptive Classmate Is Hitting My Child......Page 78
Snapshot #36: My Child Is Being Suspended for Fighting, While the Child Who Started the Fight Is Not......Page 79
Snapshot #37: My Daughter Is Being Sexually Harassed by Another Student......Page 80
Snapshot #38: My Child Is Always Getting into Trouble; I Feel the Staff at School Is Picking on Him......Page 81
Snapshot #39: My Child Told Me There Are Drugs in His School......Page 82
Snapshot #40: My Child Got Three F’s on His Report Card......Page 84
Snapshot #41: I Don’t Understand the Results from My Child’s Standardized Test......Page 85
Snapshot #42: The Teacher Gives Too Many Projects......Page 86
Section 4: SPRING It’s Never Too Late — Keep Communicating for Success......Page 91
Snapshot #43: My Child Has Food Allergies and Could Not Participate inthe Multicultural Food Festival......Page 92
Snapshot #44: My Child Was Shown an Inappropriate Movie in School......Page 93
Snapshot #45: The Teacher Was Not Fair in Grading My Child’s Project......Page 94
Snapshot #46: My Child Is Being Retained......Page 95
Snapshot #47: My Child Broke His Leg and the School Never Called Me......Page 96
Snapshot #48: The School Is Always Asking for Money......Page 97
Snapshot #49: I Am Concerned About Adult Supervision at the End-of-the-Year Dance......Page 98
Snapshot #50: The Summer Break Is Too Long and My Child Will Forget All She Has Learned......Page 99
Snapshot #51: The School Wants My Child to Keep a Summer Journal......Page 100
Snapshot #52: My Child Has Come Down With “Summeritis”......Page 101
Epilogue......Page 105
Share Your Snapshots......Page 109
Your Snapshot......Page 111
APPENDIX A: From One Parent to Another: Worksheets for Your Child’s School Success......Page 113
APPENDIX B: Bringing the Art of Communication to You: Workshops and Coaching Programs......Page 119
About the Authors......Page 125
