Equally as important as developing relationships with your students is cultivating partnerships with your students' families. There are multiple ways to foster these partnerships (e.g., face-to-face parent/teacher/student discussion circles, interactive family nights). Based on your knowledge of your students, create one communication method that you will use to learn about and connect with your students' families/caregivers.

Textbox 1.2.3: Communicating with Your Students' Families

After creating and using the communication, respond to the guiding prompts below.

Guiding Prompts

a. Explain how your method of communication conveys the importance of cultivating positive relationships with students and their families. Use examples from your communication to support your explanation.

b. Explain how your method of communication fostered interaction among you, your students, and your students' families. Use examples to support your explanation.

c. Describe the overall response you received from your communication. How will this response impact an instructional decision you will make in your classroom? Use examples from the responses you received to support your analysis.