This document discusses the importance of parent-teacher communication. It notes that communication increases parental involvement, which benefits students in several ways, such as improved attendance, grades, homework completion, and motivation. The document then provides steps for effective parent communication, including welcoming parents, creating meeting spaces, conducting parent-teacher conferences, using PTA meetings, newsletters, school webpages, and social media like Facebook to share information. It concludes that as communication between teachers and parents increases, parental involvement, student retention, academic performance, extracurricular participation, and success also increase.

1. Parent Communication
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BY: BELINDA UNDERWOOD & EVIDELIA HOUSE

2. Introduction
● Communication increases Parental involvement
which benefits the child in many ways:
● Increases student’s attendance
● Increases the students grades
● Improves homework turnover
● Motivates students

3. Teacher parent communication
● Communication helps supports student and
parents.

4. Steps in beginning parent
communication
● School must Welcome the Parent by:
● Handling parent phone calls effectively

5. Steps in beginning parent
communication
● Create an area for meeting parents

6. Teachers can provide information to
parents through:
● Teacher parent conference

7. Parents can receive information
through:
● PTA meetings.

8. School Webpage

9. Newsletters effective way of
communication to parents

10. Facebook
● Facebook an effective way of communication to
parents

11. conclusion
● As the communication between teacher and parent increases, :
● Parental involvement increases
● student retention increases
● Student increases academically
● Student becomes more active in school activities
● Student becomes successful

12. References
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family school and community, and community-school partnerships in
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● Cordeiro, P. & Cunningham, W. (20103). Educational leadership: A bridge to
improved practice. (5th ed). Boston MA: Pearson.
● Kraft, M. & Rogers, T. (2014). Teacher to parent communication:
experimental evidence from a low cost communication policy. Society for
research on Educational Effectiveness. Retrieved from Eric database.