Teacher-Parent Communication in Alternative Assessment Oksana Mosheev, Anna Kofman

One of the main features of Alternative Assessment is to provide the parents with a view of their children’s achievements and how they are making progress. It is also important to involve Parents in the process of producing and generating responses. to provide the parents with a view of their children’s achievements and how they are making progress. It is also important to involve Parents in the process of producing and generating responses.

` Nothing works as well in the process of education as a common understanding between Teacher and Parent. Nothing works as well in the process of education as a common understanding between Teacher and Parent. Both Teacher and Parent are on the same side. They interact and communicate. Both Teacher and Parent are on the same side. They interact and communicate.

General Guidelines for Teacher Parent Communication: Keep parents well informed. Keep parents well informed. Be as positive as possible, as often as possible. Be as positive as possible, as often as possible. Discuss appropriate choices students have made when at all possible, even when problems arise that need to be shared with parents. Discuss appropriate choices students have made when at all possible, even when problems arise that need to be shared with parents. Keep a community resource file with names, phone numbers, and addresses of agencies that may offer assistance to families in any way. Keep a community resource file with names, phone numbers, and addresses of agencies that may offer assistance to families in any way. Keep complete and accurate records. Share these records with the parents. Keep complete and accurate records. Share these records with the parents. Provide parents with the names of books and articles that might help them manage the child more easily at home. Provide parents with the names of books and articles that might help them manage the child more easily at home. If problems arise between the parent and teacher, notify a supervisor immediately. Have another staff member present at all conferences. Keep copies of any letters and notes sent home. If problems arise between the parent and teacher, notify a supervisor immediately. Have another staff member present at all conferences. Keep copies of any letters and notes sent home.

Examples of Teacher - Parent Communication: Phone conferences - two per semester. Phone conferences - two per semester. Daily point sheets. Write brief notes on them as often as necessary. Be positive. Daily point sheets. Write brief notes on them as often as necessary. Be positive. Weekly or biweekly "Good Behavior" or " Good News Telegram" notes. Put them in work folders or staple them to the point sheet. Weekly or biweekly "Good Behavior" or " Good News Telegram" notes. Put them in work folders or staple them to the point sheet. Weekly or biweekly work envelopes. Put samples of the student's work in the envelope. Have the parent sign the front of the envelope. The student can return and reuse the envelope. Weekly or biweekly work envelopes. Put samples of the student's work in the envelope. Have the parent sign the front of the envelope. The student can return and reuse the envelope. Semester outlines for academic subjects. Semester outlines for academic subjects. Special event notices. Special event notices. Face-to-face conferences. Face-to-face conferences. Report cards. Report cards.

Reporting to parents is one of the most important responsibilities of the teacher. Reporting to parents is one of the most important responsibilities of the teacher.

Reporting Procedures include: Reporting Procedures include: Teacher- Parents conference Teacher- Parents conference Teacher- Parents conference Teacher- Parents conference Written Formal Reporting Written Formal Reporting Written Formal Reporting Written Formal Reporting On going communication: personal meeting, phone call, letter or On going communication: personal meeting, phone call, letter or On going communication: personal meeting, phone call, letter or On going communication: personal meeting, phone call, letter or Report Cards Report Cards Report Cards Report Cards Point Sheets Point Sheets Point Sheets Point Sheets

Teacher - Parents Conference Teacher - Parents Conference 1. An opportunity to establish better communication between Teacher and Parents. 2. A forum where teacher and parents can acknowledge students’ progress and achievement. 3. Since children are different at home and in school both the Parents and the Teacher gain in understanding the child and can, therefore, be more effective in helping him/her

Written Formal Reporting Written Formal Reporting 1.Written Report 2.Portfolios 3.Report Cards 4.Point Sheet

Portfolio It is a collection of student’s work overtime. It documents a student’s best work and may include other types of process information include other types of process information such as drafts of the student’s work, the student’s self- assessment of the work, and the parents assessment.

On going Communication: On going Communication: Personal meeting Personal meeting Phone conferences Phone conferences Letter Letter Work envelopes Work envelopes

Teacher Parent Communication in Alternative Assessment is a process of Alternative Assessment is a process of involving the Parent in producing and involving the Parent in producing and generating responses to their children’s learning and achievement. It is also a learning and achievement. It is also a process of providing the parents with a process of providing the parents with a view of how their children are making view of how their children are makingprogress.

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