THE NEXT STEP

Now you now what to expect from your ESL student's family and you also know if he or she has an appropriate physical environment to do her or his homework and study. Some students will have a family that can provide better conditions and have extra time for their kids school. But problem arises when they can't afford this kind of support. During my visits I noticed that almost all of the families had computer with internet connection in their homes. I scheduled another meeting with my Ahiskan families. The goal was to show them how to use school's web site and log-on. They were amazed to learn that they could chcek their kid's grades, dicipline points, attendence. I showed them how to obtain a homework from this site as a pdf document, so they didn't have to come to school and talk to teacher to get an extra worksheet because the kid lost the worksheet. Sometimes parents need our help to use the technology that they already have. Many parents didn't know how easy it was to reach the database and download the works and homeworks moreover they were able to e-mail their concerns and questions to me about the school. I was glad that finally we found a way to communicate.