Strong
Supporter of Parent Teacher Home Visits
When I get to know my students and their
families I am better able to help them through the understanding I gain.
Let me tell you about one of my Parent
Teacher Home Visits. At this particular visit I learned that the parents had a
third grade education. This helped me understand how I could be helpful to both
the family and the child in different ways. For instance I will focus on more
of the basics in reading and math.
Since doing home visits parents have begun
to contact me much more often. They are comfortable in reaching out to me.
From the Parent Teacher Home Visits I have
gotten to know who my students really are. It has been an invaluable tool for
getting to know the “real” person for both the students and their
families. It has helped me form a better
relationship with my students because they know that I am accepting of their
home, family and situations. I have been accepted into their home and that makes a
more genuine bond between me, the student and family.
My biggest goal in doing Parent Teacher Home Visits is to let
the parents know that I am accessible. I
also seek to help the child become more comfortable with me and as a result
more comfortable in the classroom and ready to learn from me.
The bonding I feel with and by my students
has improved tremendously since the Parent Teacher Home Visits. They know that they are important to me.
Read a short good article featuring Washoe County Schools' Parent Teacher Home Visits in Education Weekly here.
Read a short good article featuring Washoe County Schools' Parent Teacher Home Visits in Education Weekly here.
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