Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g3SKnJu13473; Sun, 28 Apr 2002 16:49:19 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 16:49:19 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3CCC5F99.910A150B@bellsouth.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: ssbeiers@bellsouth.net To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1032] Re: Parents as first teachers (long) X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en]C-bls40 (Win98; U) Status: O Content-Length: 922 Lines: 22 One thought is to have a parents' night at a location away from school. Several years ago, we had an Even Start site with a similar parent/child profile. The teachers planned a hot dog supper for the parents in the community room at the housing project where some of the families lived. The school provided free food, drinks, newspapers for the parents, and books for the children. It gave the teachers an opportunity to meet the parents, the children loved the books, and it was very successful. Sometimes, it takes small steps to build trust between parents and school. Carolyn Beiers Family Learning Team School District of Greenville County, SC "S. Cathryne Callaway" wrote: > Does anyone have suggestions for a successful parents' night > and/or home visits? Teachers attempted home visits two years ago prior to > school opening in the fall but the principal asked them to stop in fear for > their safety. > >
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