Effective Methods of Communication: Practical Interventions for Classroom Teachers

Profiles methods of direct, personal and informative communication that can be used by educators in their interactions with parents By Donna Sicley Nearly every major report on schooling has recog-nized the importance of parents in regards to their child's learning abilities, and the need for effective communication between parents and teachers (e.g., Ysseldyke, Algozzine, & Thurlow, 1992). Two rea-sons help to explain why, now more than ever, classroom teachers must im-plement effective methods of com-munication. First, students with spe-cial needs—students whose ultimate success may rest upon the additiona