Parent-Teacher Relationship Scale – Parent Version
The following statements concern your experiences with your child’s teacher. Please
read each item and use the following 5-point scale to indicate the degree to which you
feel the statement is true about your experiences with the teacher.
Almost Once in a Sometimes Frequently
Almost
Never While
Always
12 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 23 4 5
4. Communication is difficult for us. 1 2 3 4 5
5. I respect this teacher. 1 2 3 4 5
6. This teacher respects me. 1 2 3 4 5
7. We are sensitive to each 1 2 3 4 5
other’s feelings.
8. We have different views of 1 2 3 4 5
right and wrong.
9. When there is a problem with my 1 2 3 4 5
child, this teacher is all talk
and no action.
10. This teacher keeps his/her promises 1 2 3 4 5
to me.
Almost Once in a Sometimes Frequently
Almost
Never While
Always
11. When there is a behavior problem, 1 2 3 4 5
I have to solve it without getting
help from the teacher.
12. When things aren’t going well 1 2 3 4 5
it takes too long to work them out.
13. We understand each other. 1 2 3 4 5
14. We see my child differently. 1 2 3 4 5
15. We agree about who should do what 1 2 3 4 5
regarding my child.
16. I expect more from this teacher 1 2 3 4 5
than I get.
17. We have similar expectations 1 2 3 4 5
of my child.
18. This teacher tells me when s/he 1 2 3 4 5
is pleased.
19. I don’t like the way this teacher 1 2 3 4 5
talks to me.
20. I tell this teacher when I am pleased. 1 2 3 4 5
21. I tell this teacher when 1 2 3 4 5
I am concerned.
22. I tell this teacher when I am worried. 1 2 3 4 5
23. I ask this teacher’s opinion 1 2 3 4 5
about my child’s progress.
24. I ask this teacher for suggestions. 1 2 3 4 5
Vickers, H.S., & Minke, K.M. (1995). Exploring parent teacher relationships: Joining
and communication to others. School Psychology Quarterly, 10, 133-150.