Bilingual Parent Survey (English/Spanish) | MLL/ELL Family Questionnaire

Build strong family partnerships with this bilingual parent survey in English and Spanish. Designed to support multilingual learners, this ESL family communication resource helps teachers learn about student strengths, communication preferences, cultural background, and family goals from day one.

This Bilingual Parent Survey helps teachers build trusting relationships while learning about each child's strengths, interests, communication preferences, cultural background, learning preferences, and family goals. Available in English and Spanish, this resource was thoughtfully designed to support multilingual learners while remaining valuable for any classroom seeking stronger home-school communication.

Whether you're preparing for back to school, welcoming a new student, meeting with families during conferences, or gathering information throughout the school year, this survey provides an organized, relationship-centered way to better understand the students and families you serve.

What Makes This Resource Different

• Builds meaningful family partnerships by focusing on student strengths, interests, and family voices rather than simply collecting information.
• Supports effective communication with English and Spanish versions that help families share important information comfortably.
• Encourages culturally responsive teaching by inviting families to share their languages, traditions, experiences, and goals.
• Includes a Teacher Guide with implementation tips and best practices for creating welcoming, family-centered communication.

What's Included

• Teacher Guide
• English Parent Survey (3 pages)
• Spanish Parent Survey (3 pages)
• Family Information & Communication Preferences
• Student Strengths, Interests, Learning Preferences, and Goals
• Cultural Background & Family Traditions
• Family Partnership Reflection Page

Why Teachers Love This Resource

• Builds trust with families from the very beginning.
• Helps teachers better understand the whole child beyond academics.
• Creates meaningful opportunities for family voice and partnership.
• Flexible for back-to-school, conferences, and new student enrollment.

Perfect For

• ESL teachers
• General education classrooms with multilingual learners
• Back-to-school family communication
• Parent-teacher conferences
• Mid-year enrollment
• Student support and MTSS teams

Build Relationships Before Instruction Begins

Every family brings valuable experiences, languages, traditions, and strengths into the classroom. Taking time to learn about each child and family helps create an environment where students feel welcomed, respected, and supported from day one.

This bilingual parent survey moves beyond collecting information. It creates opportunities for authentic family partnerships that strengthen communication and support student success throughout the school year.

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