5 EFFECTIVE WAYS TO FIND OUT HOW SCHOOL IS REALLY GOING?

At this time of year, parents are looking for effective ways to get meaningful information about how their children are really doing in school.

Here are a few hints to guide the building of discussions that lead to important details about the school day and the emotional barometer in your child’s world.

  • Pick a time when you can listen, such as: while seated at the dinner table or during your “tucking in” Model good listening.
  • Have questions and sentence starters in a jar. Pick one each evening. OR Ask if anyone has a question or sentence starter to suggest for the day.
  • Choose questions and sentence starters that encourage engagement from everyone, not just spotlighting the school-age member/s of the family. (Children need to know that everyone has good and bad events happen to all of us each day.)
  • After you’ve chosen your conversation starter, begin with an anecdote about your (Children need your examples to learn more about both you and the world.)

 

Suggestions:

What was something that you heard/learned today that was new to you or or you questioned?

Was there a new words that you heard someone use or that you read?

(Vocabulary is one of the most successful indicators of success in school. Read Practickle’s suggestions about a family Word Wall.)

How did you help someone today? OR How did someone help you?

Sentence starters: Today, I wondered why………….   OR  Today, I wondered what if…………….

What was the best thing you did at school or work today?

 

*If your child is having difficulty deciding on what to share……..Think about deciding on the day’s question or topic in the morning. This helps everyone be “on the look out” for something to add to the day’s conversation.

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