Achievement

Summary: Raising achievement levels for our students is every teacher's concern. Administrators and teachers seek ways to close achievement gaps by creating instructional and other classroom conditions responsive to a student's interests and challenges.

Recognizing behavior issues that may indicate a learning disability, excessive absenteeism, test anxiety, and external stress factors all affect a child's achievement level.

Effective communication with parents is also vital to our students' achievement.

Some of the questions you may want to ask your students are:

• How do you feel about the upcoming test?
• Do you have any questions about your class assignments?
• Do you feel comfortable asking questions in class?
• Is there anything or anyone in the classroom that distracts your attention?

Some of the issues you may want to discuss with your students' parents about achievement are:

• The importance of helping children with and reviewing their homework.
• Any family discord issues you should know about.
• How excessive absenteeism affects a child's learning curve.
• Talking with their kids about test-related anxiety.