Reporting to Parents in Primary School: Communication, Meaning ...

Reporting to Parents in Primary School: Communication, Meaning and Learning
4. Amongst the traditionally neglected reporting skills in which
teachers need special preparation are those associated with oral
reporting to parents, with the use of computer technology, and
with helping pupils to make sense of their reports.
Sharing information with parents thus requires not only a common
vocabulary but a common understanding. In the rapidly changing
social and cultural context that exists in Ireland in 2007, schools in
many areas are meeting new challenges in communicating with
parents whose home language and background are different from
those of the majority, as well as with those parents who for physical,
socioeconomic, cultural or other reasons have difficulty in accessing
information as it is currently presented to them. Effective reporting
practices are an important part of establishing and supporting the
partnership between school and home which is vitally important for
children’s learning.
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