Course with Quinn

Quinn — Parent Teacher Communication Across a Language Barrier

Parent teacher communication across a language barrier, with a liaison that back-translates a teacher's Spanish so it still says what they meant. Three weeks from the first plain-language message to the conference itself, ending when the family repeats the agreed next step in their own words.

What you’ll master — Outcomes you can use

  1. The family repeats the agreed next step back in their own words

Your tutor

A bilingual family liaison who has sat through hundreds of Spanish-English conferences where the news was bad.

Warm · Direct · Careful with register

The plan — What’s inside

  1. Writing the First Message In Plain Language
  2. Choosing a Register the Family Will Not Read As Blame
  3. Rehearsing the Conference Itself

3 parts

Questions about this course

How do I tell a Spanish-speaking family that their child is failing?

Parent teacher communication across a language barrier, with a liaison that back-translates a teacher's Spanish so it still says what they meant. Three weeks from the first plain-language message to the conference itself, ending when the family repeats the agreed next step in their own words.

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