How can my kid succeed in school?: hat parents and teachers can do to conquer learning problems

How Can My Kid Succeed in School? provides an easy-to-follow road map for parents and teachers to help children or adolescents struggling in school. It explains how to assess the childs complete learning profilehis or her unique strengths and weaknessesin order to get the child on the path to success. The bookis organized in three parts. Part I explains what can be learned about a childs learning style at home, and offers strategies that can be done at home to help improve learning skills. Part II explains what can be learned about the childs learning style at school, and offers helpful techniques that can be employed in the classroom to set the stage for improvement. Part III guides readersthrough the process of getting an educational assessment, for those students whose learning challenges require expert consultation. Throughout the book Pohlman provides guidelines for readers to select appropriate learning strategies, depending on a childs learning profile (e.g., if a student has difficulty with memory, what techniques should parents and teachers pick?). Included are handy checklists and fill-in forms that can be used to plan the best course of action for children. Pohlman also shows how parents and teachers can collaborate to develop a deeper understanding of a childs unique learning profile, and to forge a school-home alliance that improves the childs chances of success.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-38376-6
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 288
• Fecha Publicación: 07/10/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés