Parent Interaction Websites & Parent Suggestions Websites

Back to School Night & Open House-Orientation
http://atozteacherstuff.com/tips/Back_to_School/Open_House-Orientation/

The Highs and Lows of Parent-Teacher Conferences By Holly Holland

http://www.middleweb.com/CSLV2TchrConf.html

 

Building Better Parent Partnerships
http://www.middleweb.com/CSLV2ConfIdeas.html

Make the Most of Parent-Teacher Conferences by Jackie Glassman, M.S.Ed. 

http://school.discovery.com/parents/teacherlink/articles/parentconferences_print.html

How to Make Parent-Teacher Conferences Work for Your Child

 

Making Parent–Teacher Conferences Work for Your Child
http://www.pta.org/parentinvolvement/bts/a12_ptconferences.asp

Before the conference In preparation, talk to your child about the conference, and most importantly, write down questions you would like to pose to the teacher.  http://www.pta.org/parentinvolvement/bts/a12a_ptconferences.asp

During the conferenceThe conference is an opportunity to exchange information with the teacher and develop ways to cooperate in educating your child. http://www.pta.org/parentinvolvement/bts/a12b_ptconferences.asp

After the conferenceOnce the conference is over, you should follow up with your child as well as the teacher.

http://www.pta.org/parentinvolvement/bts/a12c_ptconferences.asp

For more information, see the articles available in Getting Connected!—Communicate with your child's school.http://www.pta.org/parentinvolvement/helpchild/hc_getting_connected.asp

Parent-Teacher Conferences A guide for parents http://www.teachersandfamilies.com/open/parent/parent-tchr4.cfm

Parent-Teacher Conferences: Five Important Questions
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-3683.html
 

Surviving Parent Teacher Conferences