NAMTA Journal 41/3 15 A Guide to Parent Observation in the Primary Class

In The NAMTA Journal, Volume 41, Number 3, 2016, Summer

Pages: 329-335

Just as the classroom guide must prepare for observation in the classroom, so too should parents prepare themselves for classroom observation. What is the purpose of their observation? What is the procedure? What should they note? What points of awareness should they keep in mind? Using the format of a letter to parents preparing to observe in a classroom, Judy Shepps Battle answers these questions and provides a tool for schools to use for parent observations. [Reprinted from "The NAMTA Journal" 13.1 (1987-88): 43-49.]

Author(s)
Battle, Judy Shepps

Publisher: North American Montessori Teachers' Association

Type of Resource: Article

Language: English

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