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Oudergesprekken in het Engels

Suzanne Lustenhouwer

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Waar loop je tijdens gesprekken in het Engels tegenaan op het moment?

Agenda

Week 1. The classroom and the  school

Week 2. Parent-Teacher evening & student qualities

Week 3. Bad news conversations

Week 4. Talking to stubborn parents

Name everything you see

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Write down as many positive words as you can that describe your student(s)

Write down as many negative words as you can that describe your student(s)

Charades

What kind of bad news conversations will you have this year?

Your child ...

Bad news conversations

NUTTIGE WOORDEN EN ZINNEN

1. Huiswerk en studievaardigheden

2. Gedrag en discipline

3. Sociale vaardigheden

4. Leesvaardigheid

5. Rekenvaardigheid

Session 2

Reflection

Bad news conversations

Difficult parents

Reflection circle

Discuss

What went well?

What could have gone better?

Role Play Rewind

• Think back to a conversation you found difficult. 
  
• Explain the context to your partner.
  
• Role play the interview so that you are now the parent and your partner is the teacher. 
  

What can you learn from how your partner handled the conversation?

Challenge swap

•  Write down one specific question from a parent you encountered during your recent parent-teacher conversation. 
  
• Explain the context of the conversation to another couple. 
  
•  The other couple will role play the conversation. At some point the parent must ask the dreaded question. 

What can you learn from how your colleague handled the conversation?

Difficult parents

Link to resources

https://bit.ly/Engelse-oudergesprekken

Active Listening:

"I hear what you're saying, and it sounds like you feel..."

"It seems like you're concerned about..."

"If I understand correctly, you're saying that..."

"Let me make sure I've got this right..."

"You're bringing up an important point about…"

Empathy:

"I can imagine how that must feel..."

"It's completely understandable that you'd feel..."

"That sounds really challenging, and I'm here to help you through this."

"Your feelings are completely valid, and it's okay to feel..."

"I truly sympathize with what you're going through, especially when…"

Assertiveness:

"I firmly believe that our best approach is..."

"It's essential for us to..."

"I'm confident that by taking this action, we will..."

"I feel strongly that our priority should be..."

"It's important for us to establish…"

Problem-Solving:

"Let's explore some possible solutions together, such as..."

"What if we tried..."

"A potential approach could be to..."

"It might be beneficial to consider..."

"How do you feel about trying..."

Past simple & Past Continuous

What happened?

Object cards

Body part cards

?

Jimmy was going down the slide when he hurt his neck.

Struikelen

To get caught in _____________

To choke  _____________

To slip  _____________

To get tangled  _____________

To be hit _____________

To scrape  _____________

To have an allergic reaction  _____________

To twist  _____________

To bump into  _____________

To trip _____________

Bekneld raken

stikken

Uitglijden

verstrikt raken

geraakt worden

schrammen

allergische reactie hebben

verzwikken

botsen

Useful sentences

1. Begroeting en waardering uitspreken voor de aanwezigheid van de ouder.
   
2. Dankbaarheid tonen voor de tijd en inzet van de ouder.
   
3. Informeren naar de recente schoolervaringen van Sammy.
   
4. Bespreken van Sammy's vooruitgang en samenwerking zoeken in de ondersteuning.
   
5. Focus leggen op Sammy's prestaties en verbeterpunten.
   
6. Observaties over Sammy's gedrag of prestaties delen.
   
7. Geloof in Sammy's potentieel uitspreken en bespreken hoe dit te stimuleren.
   
8. Informatie vragen over Sammy's huiswerk en studiegewoonten thuis.
   
9. Ruimte bieden voor de ouder om zorgen of vragen te delen.
   
10. Trots uitspreken over een specifieke prestatie of situatie van Sammy.
11. Manieren bespreken om de ouder op de hoogte te houden van Sammy's vorderingen.
    
12. Dankbaarheid tonen voor de samenwerking en een vervolgafspraak plannen.

Plan your bad news conversation

• Share something you like about the student.
  
• Raise your main concern. Be gentle, factual and give examples.
  
• Ask how the parent or you the teacher can help resolve this issue. 
  
• End by reiterating everything that’s going right.
  
• Summarise action points.
  

Oudergesprekken in het Engels

Suzanne Lustenhouwer

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