{"id":344921,"date":"2024-04-04T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/school-difficulties-why-and-how-to-communicate-with-teachers\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T09:00:00","slug":"school-difficulties-why-and-how-to-communicate-with-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/school-difficulties-why-and-how-to-communicate-with-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"School Difficulties: Why and How to Communicate with Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At any point in their schooling, a child can run into difficulties. This might be a <strong>simple delay<\/strong> in their learning or a <strong>more lasting disorder<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/les-troubles-de-lenfant-la-dyslexie\/\">dyslexia<\/a>, dyscalculia, <a href=\"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/les-troubles-de-lenfant-la-dysorthographie\/\">dysorthographia<\/a>, dysphasia&#8230;). In every case, <strong>communication between parents and teachers is essential<\/strong>, to ensure the child&#8217;s wellbeing at school and their overall development. Let&#8217;s take a look together at how to set this up.<\/p>\n<h2>Why should you discuss school difficulties with the teacher?<\/h2>\n<p>Whether or not they already benefit from a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.preprod.dys-positif.fr\/quel-dispositif-d-accompagnement-pour-un-enfant-dys-pap-pps\/\">specific accommodation plan<\/a> (such as a PAP or PPS, France&#8217;s personalised support plans), a child facing school difficulties deserves <strong>particular attention<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Parents are encouraged to <strong>open a regular line of communication<\/strong> with their child&#8217;s teacher(s) in order to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Monitor academic progress<\/strong>: by staying informed of their child&#8217;s strengths and weaknesses, parents can better target the support they provide, where needed;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spot deeper issues<\/strong>: with attentive, regular follow-up, it becomes possible to <a href=\"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/troubles-dys-derriere-la-multiplication-des-diagnostics-scolaires\/\">identify learning disorders (DYS)<\/a>, behavioural issues, or other personal difficulties at an early stage;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Build confidence<\/strong>: through a shared language, fostered by frequent exchanges between teachers and parents, the child grows up in a reassuring atmosphere, which can be a real source of motivation;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Personalise teaching<\/strong>: by listening to parents&#8217; observations, teachers can adapt their teaching to the child&#8217;s needs and share tools and adjustments to use at home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How can you maintain communication with the teacher?<\/h2>\n<p>Schools traditionally organise a <strong>parent-teacher meeting<\/strong> at the start of each school year. This one-on-one meeting is ideal for discussing your child&#8217;s difficulties, sharing your concerns as a parent, and asking questions about the best way to support them.<\/p>\n<p>Given the large number of students a teacher has to follow, <strong>communicating by email<\/strong> remains the most suitable option, respecting their schedule and other personal priorities.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that it&#8217;s possible to set up <strong>a regular communication schedule<\/strong> with teachers to discuss your child&#8217;s progress. For example, once a month, you could review their grades, assessments and homework, to start a <strong>meaningful discussion<\/strong> and, if needed, set new goals.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, as a parent, it&#8217;s essential to remain <strong>open to their feedback and respectful of their point of view<\/strong>: this is the key condition for a collaboration that is both harmonious and productive for your child.<\/p>\n<p>Based on these exchanges, you&#8217;ll be able to <strong>guide them towards <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/online-academic-support\/\"><strong>personalised school support<\/strong><\/a>, like the support offered on the <strong>Ora-Visio platform<\/strong>. Available online, professionals offer lessons tailored to students struggling at school, using innovative methods. Don&#8217;t hesitate to get in touch with them to find out more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At any point in their schooling, a child can run  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":344922,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[343],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-344921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-support"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=344921"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344921\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/344922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=344921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=344921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}