Working+with+Parents

Influence of Parent Involvement on Student Achievement -
[|Harvard Research Brief] about parental influence on adolescent academic achievement http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Final_Parent_Involvement_Fact_Sheet_14732_7.pdf - Summary of the research on parental involvement http://www.ncpie.org/WhatsHappening/researchJanuary2006.cfm - Another research report from National Coalition for Parental Involvement http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK-yIIOg5wo&feature=related - CNN student panel with students talk about parental involvement

Communicating with Parents
http://languagelinks2006.wikispaces.com/Parents - Collection of useful resources This helpful documents come from this site: http://www.nasponline.org/communications/spawareness/Parents%20and%20Teachers.pdf - "Parents and Teachers: Strategies for Working Together" http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev124.shtml - A group of teachers offer advice for establishing good relationships with parents http://crede.berkeley.edu/research/crede/products/print/pract_briefs/pb1.shtml - Explains the power of family visits

Parent Teacher Conferences
Detailed suggestions for successful parent teacher conferences: http://www.inspiringteachers.com/classroom_resources/tips/parent_communication/parent_conferences.html - 27 Tips for Parent Teacher Conferences http://www.nea.org/tools/parent-teacher-conferences.html - Resources from NEA Student-led conferences - includes video examples - http://resources.curriculum.org/secretariat/studentled/grades7-8.shtml

Working with Diverse Families
http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/38575/ - "Lessons Learned from Immigrant Parents" http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/c44/ - A collection of resources to help teachers work with culturally and linguistically diverse parents, including some materials in Spanish http://www.alliance.brown.edu/tdl/tl-strategies/crt-principles.shtml#perspectives - Cultivating positive perspectives on diverse parents and families http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_-aLWOk9Og - ELL parents discuss their involvement in school (in Spanish with English subtitles) http://www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-33-spring-2008/feature/opening-doors-border - Examples of school/parent partnerships in migrant communities http://www.brycs.org/documents/upload/RaisingChildren-Handbook.pdf - Parenting Guide for Refugee Families http://www.brycs.org/documents/upload/LSSMParentOrientationManual.pdf - Parent Curriculum for Refugees

Working with "Difficult" Parents
http://theapple.monster.com/benefits/articles/9762-how-teachers-can-work-with-5-difficult-types-of-parents - Tips for working with five difficult scenarios http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat111.shtml - Dealing with difficult parents http://www.nassp.org/portals/0/content/46790.pdf - Dealing with difficult parents - advice for principals (but most of it applies to teachers, too)