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the understanding of they type of interview question, then that material will need to be
recovered. Beyond his particular sample, this item was often overlooked by students in
their written response, indicating it was a broader issue. An example of how the lesson
plan could be modified to account for this would be to restructure the role play activity.
Here, the students could be given criteria by which to select their questions, based on the
question type (e.g. chose one open question and one closed question) (Causton
Theoharis, Theoharis, & Trezek, 2008; John, 2006; McTighe & Wiggins, 2013).
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The second example of building relationship with parent/carers and the broader
community was the Parent Forum held as a part of the Year 11/12 Re-Connect Day was a
seminar specifically designed for parents to hear from a speaker in the field on a topical
issue (copy of news article attached). The feedback from parents was encouraging, and
they had particularly commented on the opportunity to get new information on how to
better work with their children on a variety of challenging issues. Using forums such as
these also has the advantage of giving the school and the parent a unified perspective on
how to both approach issues with the child.
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This source provides on ongoing stream of information relating to the schools (dates,
agendas, notices etc.) as well as providing an opportunity for commentary on issues
within the school. Importantly, this source is available via the school website and is
emailed to parents, as well as being available in hard copy if needed. As noted by Barrera
and Warner (2006) this form of communication facilitates a sense of involvement of the
family/carer within the school community.
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