NBPTS EMC Literacy Standard 12 Collaboration with
Families & Communities Exam
Recognize that families are the first and foremost _____ of their children and that
families can be teachers strongest _____ - Answer educators; ally
Draw on family members _____ of their children to inform their teaching - Answer
observations
Capitalise on the fact that families have a powerful _____on their children's development
and on their _______ toward learning and school - Answer influence; attitudes
Understand that the broader community can have a _______ impact on students'
schooling and educators work with a variety of ______ to strengthen schools and
promote family well-being - Answer pervasive; stakeholders
Appreciate that good _______ can enable them to forge productive partnerships with
families & teacher-family partnerships enhance student ______ - Answer communication;
learning
Establish open, _____ _____communication with families early in the school year, seeking
relevant _____ concerning each students life - Answer two way; information
Are sensitive to the increasingly complex and diverse _____ of families, and they _____ all
types of families in their communications - Answer values; respect
Collaborate with students' other teachers ____ to contacting home about significant
issues like students' homework assignments, academic progress, reading development,
_____, and classroom achievements - Answer previous; behaviors
, Develop _____ communication with families including providing to meet outside of the
school day for working parents - Answer flexible
Arrange to communicate in most ______ manner (telephone call, letter, student agenda,
email, text, other electronic communication) - Answer convenient
Determine the most effective ways to _____ with all parents - Answer communicate
Have communications ______ into the home language when possible and appropriate -
Answer translated
Keep parents abreast of what is _____ in the classroom and its _____ on student learning
(newsletter, webpage, blog) & ensure parents & students know how to ______
information - Answer happening; impact; access
Collaborate with parents to ensure mutual understanding of ______ - Answer
expectations
· Encourage questions and offer ______ when necessary - Answer explanations
Take a ______ perspective when they communicate with families and they find occasions
to inform parents when a student has made a ______ as well as when problems occur -
Answer positive; breakthrough
Share professional ______ with family and discus ways in which parents can ____
children's literacy development - Answer expertise; support
Hold informal ______ for parents to explain standards, assessments, and aspects of
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