Effective parent communication is a difficult task to accomplish. With variable pickup schedules and small windows of time to conversate, it is important that we take advantage of the time that we do have. When communicating with parents, we must show them that we care about their children’s educational journey. Do your best to keep them updated on what’s going on with their student and how they are doing in the classroom. 

You may discover there’s not enough time to communicate personally with each and every student’s parents daily. That is okay. There are other ways to communicate and build relationships. Remember to smile and greet the parents when you see them. You can quickly share an activity the student worked on so parents can have a conversation with their child about. It can sound something like, “We worked on [          ] today! [Student name] can tell you more about it.” Parents often want to know what their child is doing in school, but lack the right details to draw more conversation from their child. In this way, you can bridge the communication for all parties.