Title: Teacher Tips for Emailing Parents About Behavior | Work - Chron.com
Headings: Teacher Tips for Emailing Parents About Behavior
Teacher Tips for Emailing Parents About Behavior
Ask for Preferences
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Content: Teacher Tips for Emailing Parents About Behavior | Work - Chron.com
Teacher Tips for Emailing Parents About Behavior
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By Kay Bosworth
Effective communication between teachers and parents can contribute to a student’s success in school. Parent-teacher conferences, report cards, school newsletters, and phone calls to parents are traditional means of communicating with parents. Technology supplies other options through email and school websites. Email provides an effective alternative method of notifying a parent of a student’s behavior problems. Ask for Preferences
At the beginning of the school year, introduce yourself to the parents of your students through a phone call or letter, and ask if they would prefer to be contacted by phone or by email. While some parents and teachers prefer the direct contact of phone conversations, email has an advantage over phone calls in that you have more time to prepare your message, and the parent has time to prepare a response. You also have a record in writing of that message and of the parent’s answer. You might suggest that the parent share the messages with the child. Email is also a good way to reach parents who are working or otherwise away from home during the day. Parents may not wish to be called on a cell phone in case they are in a business meeting or driving.