subject: Keeping Better Track Of Your Child's Progress In School: 3 Practical Steps [print this page] These days school aged children are learning a lot more a lot earlier than they used to and for some parents it is hard to keep track of their child's progress in every aspect of their education. From new math techniques, computer programs, to more technically advanced laboratory work, kids are learning many things that parents never even had the opportunity to learn.
This set of dynamics can be extremely frustrating for parents who want to help their children succeed in school and who commit themselves to keeping track of their child's progress.
The important thing for parents to know is that kids can get help in school with work that may be too difficult for parents to help them with.
It is also important to know that most teachers will work with parents to keep them informed as to their child's progress in whatever way works for the parents, all you have to do is ask. Here are three additional simple steps that you as a parent can take in order to keep track of your child's progress in school.
Check Your Child's Backpack Daily
The easiest way to stay informed about what is going on with your child's school activities is by checking his or her backpack on a daily basis. Not only will you immediately be attuned to assignments he or she may have but it will also help him or her to keep his or her backpacks organized as well. In the case of older children there are often planners or agendas involved so you have the option of easily checking their homework schedules.
Keep Updated on School Information Through the School's Website
These days many schools maintain websites that will provide you with information regarding your child's education. Parents can find such information as school lunch menus, upcoming events schedules, and often even a schedule of homework assignments for their classes. Taking the initiative yourself rather than relying wholly on your child's word is the ideal way to be sure you know exactly what is going on in your child's life outside of the home.
Hold Periodic Parent/Teacher Teleconferences
Teleconferencing or conference calling can be a great tool to use to communicate with your child's teacher in order to keep track of his or her progress as well. Talk to your child's teacher about scheduling periodic conference calls and before the first teleconference download a free conference calling program online.
Both video conference calling programs and simple voice conference calling programs are available and often at no cost if you look in the right place. Just do an online search and you'll see plenty of options for free conference calling applications.
Although it is getting easier to get around it is also getting easier to communicate without having to travel at all. Conference calling programs allow individuals to feel like they are communicating fact-to-face even though they are actually teleconferencing. And teleconferencing, like the other methods discussed, can be used as an important tool in keeping track of your child's progress in school which makes it an ideal mode of communication for parents.
