8 Parent, Teacher, Child Does it work? deals with reactions and results. What do parents, teachers and children say about working together and what improvements do they see?
9 Some variations on the theme reviews some of the ideas by which schools have involved parents in ways that supplement and vary their formal schemes.
Many schools set aside half an hour each day - first thing in the morning is a good time - for reading activities, during which the teacher deals with record cards and has a word with some of the children about how their reading at home is going. This has been found to be a very useful period: rightly used, it links home and school in a personal way for each child.
After a few days the teacher noted that Eleanor was fairly comfortable in school and was happy to talk about the games she was playing. The teacher noted: 'Eleanor enthusiastically told me the names she had given to all the plastic play people/
After about a week Eleanor began to greet the teacher when they met in the morning and she usually had some news to report. The teacher felt that this was a good sign that Eleanor was settling in well.
8 Parent, Teacher, Child Does it work? deals with reactions and results. What do parents, teachers and children say about working together and what improvements do they see?
9 Some variations on the theme reviews some of the ideas by which schools have involved parents in ways that supplement and vary their formal schemes.