Positive Communication between Parents and Teachers [and] Report Card Sharing: How To Get the Most out of Parent-Teacher Meetings [and] Building Healthy Homework Habits. Partnerships: A Guide for Parents, Nos. 100-102 [and] Partnerships: A Guide for Teachers, Nos. 103-105

One of the key goals of the Laboratory for Student Success (LSS) is to encourage school, family, and community partnerships to improve the academic performance and socioemotional development of children and youth. Teachers face the challenge of educating an increasingly diverse student population which is growing up in varied home environments. Families and schools are both active participants in the education of children and youth. Parents/guardians and teachers need to collaborate to improve student achievement and school performance. Family members and educators each have a distinctive yet interrelated role to play, and each has an important voice to be heard. This document contains five Partnership series "brochures" aimed at teachers and parents and focus on increasing the chances of academic success and healthy development of children and youth. (AA)