Teacher time for meetings and other communication. Time and resources to train teachers and parents in the action-research approach. Introducing the Intervention Teachers and parents are taught the action research technique. They learn a process for describing the child in positive terms and identifying what is puzzling to them about the child's behavior. They also learn the following ground rules that enhance collaboration at meetings.
Parents always speak first.
Everyone is free to pass or stop their turn to speak at any time. All ideas are written down in the words of the speaker. The child's attributes are to be described in words which are as positive as possible. Concurrently, the teaching staff should be briefed about the purpose of Parent Liaisons. Next, administrators need to recruit potential Parent Liaisons.