Developing
Relationships with Families
REACHING OUT TO PARENTS AND FAMILIES
Building Links to the Home and Community
Reach beyond the classroom to incorporate experiences that draw on students' homes
and communities. Through linkages between their homes, communities, and the classroom,
students will come to see learning as integral to all parts of their lives. Bringing
in community leaders and parents also builds students' self-esteem, and the support
identified through these linkages can provide additional access to community resources.
Through these, the different skills and knowledge of community members can be
identified and later utilized in the classroom. Inform parents and community members
about what is happening in the classroom and in the school and invite them to
visit to become aware of what students are doing.
For additional information, please click on the link below.
Working With English
Language Learners
Strategies For Elementary And Middle School Teachers
by Annette Zehler