Great Questions to Ask at Parent/Teacher Conferences

Getting ready for your child’s conference…

Here are some great questions to ask at your conference:

1.        Is my child performing at a proficient level (up to standard) in basic skills?  If not, is my child above or below? How can I help?  If it’s below, ask:  What is your plan for helping my child catch up?  How can I help?

2.      What do my child’s test scores show? What are his or her strengths and goal areas?

3.      Can we go over some examples of my child’s work? 

4.      Does my child need extra help in any area; including adjusting to school?  What do you recommend? How can we work together to help my child? 

5.      Does my child do all the assigned work, including homework?  How can I assure that this happens? 

6.      Does my child seem to like school and get along with classmates?

7.      Have you noticed any changes in my child over the year? 

*adapted from Henderson, A. T., Mapp, K. L., Johnson, V. R., & Davies, D. (2007).

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