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 g3UKTKu01951; Tue, 30 Apr 2002 16:29:20 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 16:29:20 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <26.26f7df03.2a0057de@aol.com> 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: AWilder106@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1051] Re: Parents as first teachers (long) X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Mac - Post-GM sub 146 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Status: O Content-Length: 1073 Lines: 21 Virginia, I used to train teachers, and one of the topics was how to manage a parent conference. We didn't specifically train teachers about managing parents in the classroom on an ongoing basis. For the parent conference training we did role plays, first the totally inept teacehr, then the competent teacher. I think we probably role played how to manage, deal with, parent behavior also. Some parents can present real challenges to the teacher, and they better know how to be informative and hospitable in such circumstances. I used to role play both the brand new teacher and the experienced one, it was great fun, actually, since parent conferences were such a large part of our school life and we wanted teacehrs to manage them well. We did simple hospitality things, like hanging up coats, having a table and chairs ready, samples of the child's work, and so on. I remembered telling my apprentice teachers, if you don't tell the parent FIRST that you adore their child (in some manner) they won't hear another thing you say. It's true. Andrea
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