Reach all your students' families
Communicate with families in their home languages to build strong partnerships all year long. Join the millions of teachers and parents who already use TalkingPoints.
TalkingPoints is a non-profit organization solely focused on family engagement for families of under-resourced, multilingual communities.
Highest-quality translation
The only platform investing in enhanced education-specific translation using humans and machine learning.
Seamless multilingual communication
Two-way communication with all families across over 100 home languages.
Essential accessibility during remote learning
Reach all of your families, which is even more critical during remote and hybrid learning.
How it works
Web browser and mobile app always free for teachers
Accessible technology
Teachers use a web browser or mobile app, families use text messages or a mobile app.
No language barriers
Interact with any family member regardless of language – you write your message in English, families message back in their own language.
Meaningful family engagement
In-app coaching and guidance for teachers and parents to support effective family engagement.
English
Spanish
Arabic
Vietnamese
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Somali
French
Portuguese
Burmese
Swahili
Nepali
Russian
Korean
Hindi
Albanian
Khmer
Tagalog
Japanese
Farsi
Urdu
Haitian Creole
Available languages
Empowering teachers and families
Watch our 1-minute video to hear what they have to say about TalkingPoints.
Teachers love TalkingPoints
Lifeline
TalkingPoints is our Lifeline! Best tool ever for communicating with our EL families in their home languages.
Jennifer McGraner
Teacher
Easy communication
Using TalkingPoints helped me communicate so much easier. Parents who don't want to download apps can still text...which is the best part!
Heather LaMarra
Teacher
I Am Connected
Because of TalkingPoints I am more connected to what is happening at school. Especially what they are doing in the curriculum and teaching, and how my son and other children develop.
Parent
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Use it everyday
Teachers have busy schedules and don't have a lot of time to learn how to use a new tool, but what I shared with our team and want other educators to know is how easy it is to communicate with parents through TalkingPoints. I love it and use it everyday!
Ms. Cardenas
8th Grade ESL Teacher, TN
Meaningful engagement
TalkingPoints, thank you for making it possible for educators to connect and engage meaningfully with the families of our ELLS/MLLS!
Sabrin Abedin
Teacher
I Feel Empowered
I feel more empowered because I know what's going on with my daughter's education.
Parent
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Peace of mind
I think the success this year was really in keeping those lines [of communication] open with parents and the peace of mind that I have that ALL of my families are getting the same information. Also, they all have the same opportunity to communicate with me as well.
Ms. Vitale
2nd Grade Teacher, WI
Giving a voice
Thank you for your product giving EL families a VOICE! I am a first generation American that now works as an EL teacher. I am forever grateful for you, TalkingPoints.
Grace Anderson
Teacher
A helping hand
I like TalkingPoints very much, especially when teachers send us reminders about homework assignments, quiz, etc. It really helps me to be on top of my son. I really appreciate this program.
Parent
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Greatly improved communication
I used TalkingPoints for the first time, and that resulted in greatly improved communication with families, particularly for my newcomer students. I am very grateful and I feel strongly that it made a very challenging time more manageable for my students and their families."
Whitney Loughry
Teacher
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