Supporting Students' Academic Success

Helpful Resources & References

This section provides a limited number of recommended resources to support additional exploration of or further reading about the module’s topic and teacher-parent relationships in general.

• Shared solutions: A guide to preventing and resolving conflicts regarding programs and services for students with special education needs. Retrieved from

  http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/shared.pdf

• Association des directions et directions adjointes des écoles franco-ontariennes, Catholic Principals’ Council of Ontario, & Ontario Principals’ Council. (2011). School Administrator’s Guide to Parent Engagement: Strengthening Partnerships Within K-12 School Communities. Retrieved from

  https://www.principals.ca/documents/ParentEngagementHandbook.pdf

• Council of Ontario Directors of Education. (2012). Planning parent engagement: A guidebook for parents and schools. Retrieved from

  http://www.ontariodirectors.ca/Parent_Engagement/Parent_Engagement.html

• Council of Ontario Directors of Education. (2014a). A guidebook for parents and schools to support the use of parent tool kit: Relationships.

  http://www.ontariodirectors.ca/Parent_Engagement/2014_PE_Docs/40766_Code_Guidebook_E.pdf

• Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) (n.d.). Parent-teacher relationships: Putting the pieces together. Toronto, Canada: ETFO.

• Hattie, J. (2009). Visible learning: A synthesis of over 800 meta-analyses relating to achievement. New York, NY: Routledge.

• Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association [Wellington Unit]. (n.d.). Positive, professional parent teacher relationships. Retrieved from

  http://www.oectawellington.ca/portals/0/parenttchr1.pdf

• Ontario Ministry of Education. (2010b). Parents in partnership: A parent engagement policy for Ontario schools. Retrieved from

  http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/parents/involvement/PE_Policy2010.pdf

• Ontario Ministry of Education. (2012a). abc 123: Tips and tools for parents.

  http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/abc123/eng/tips/

• Ontario Ministry of Education. (2013). Learning for all: A guide to guide to effective assessment and instruction for all students, kindergarten to grade 12.

  http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/LearningforAll2013.pdf

• Ontario Teachers’ Federation. (2015). Parent engagement: Supporting elementary and secondary teachers and educators working with parents and guardians. Retrieved from

  http://www.parentengagement.ca

• People for Education. (2011). Parent involvement toolkit.  Retrieved from

  http://www.peopleforeducation.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ParentInvolvementToolkit.pdf