Teacher-parent collaboration : early childhood to adolescence

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Teacher-Parent Collaboration: Early Childhood to Adolescence describes the skills teachers will need for productive collaboration with their students' parents. It employs a solution-focused approach which honours the diversity of families, respects the expertise of both parents and teachers and promotes authentic communication between them. Separate chapters outline how teachers can respond to the needs of parents  Read more...

Author(s): Porter, Louise
Publisher: ACER Press
Year: 2008

Language: English
Pages: 261
City: Camberwell, Vic.
Tags: Education -- Parent participation;Parent-teacher relationships;Home and school;EDUCATION -- Parent Participation

Figures and Tables
Part I
1 Rationale for collaborating with parents
2 Honouring diversity
3 Communication skills
4 Solution-focused problem solving
Part II
5 Collaborating with parents of children with disablilites or chronic illnesses
6 Collaborating with parents of gifted learners
7 Collaborating with parents to solve disruptive behaviour
8 Collaborating with parents to solve school-based aggression and bullying
9 Supporting families who are experiencing adversity
10 Collaborating with parents whose children are abused
Bibliography
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