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<\/a><\/p>\nDarlene Gibbons<\/p>\n
Darlene Gibbons called on the experience of three generations of Inuit women
\n\u2013 her mother, herself and her daughter \u2013 to formulate her research question: \u201cHow can\u00a0teachers communicate successfully with parents?\u201d Her daughter’s report card (from\u00a0Arviat Middle School) was the immediate prompt. \u201cHer report card was only one page\u00a0and had no comments from her teachers. I had a hard time understanding it. I started\u00a0to think about all the parents who are not educators.\u201d<\/p>\n
Interviews with parents and teachers revealed some common suggestions for Communicating with Parents\u00a0About Student Achievement Darlene Gibbons Darlene Gibbons called on the experience of three generations of Inuit women \u2013 her mother, herself and her daughter \u2013 to formulate her research question: \u201cHow can\u00a0teachers communicate successfully with parents?\u201d Her daughter’s … Continue reading
\nimprovement: more space for comments, more information about what the marks
\nmean, more parent contact throughout the year, use of both Inuit Uqausinga<\/em> and
\nEnglish. Both parents and teachers expressed the need for more comments in the two\u00a0languages. Parents commented that they are open and would help with their child\u2019s\u00a0progress throughout the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"