Title: 10 Ways for Teachers and Parents to Communicate Better about Assessments
Headings: 10 Ways for Teachers and Parents to Communicate Better about Assessments
10 Ways for Teachers and Parents to Communicate Better about Assessments
Content: Help them understand the importance of providing books and magazines for their child to read at home. Suggest outside reading lists or provide suggestions from the public library. When it comes to the assessment itself, teachers can start with the basics to help parents better understand the process and improve communications with them. Explain the purpose of the assessment – such as the difference between those used to inform classroom instruction and those needed to meet state requirements. Share with them which tests are being used in their child’s classroom and how the results of each are used. Send a communication about when the tests are being given, when the results will be available, and how the parents will receive the results. Share their child’s learning progress using assessment results as well as your classroom observations. Point out academic strengths and weaknesses and how they can help address areas of concern outside of the classroom – particularly if assessment results point to specific things they can do. For more tips, check out this previous post with resources for communicating assessment results with parents. And share these tips with your colleagues to help parents understand assessments better and equip them with even more knowledge to help their children learn.