Overcoming Underachieving: An Action Guide to Helping Your Child Succeed in School

by Mather, Nancy
ISBN: 9780471170327
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Overview

Help your child succeed

If your child is falling behind in school, you know what heartacheis --watching the struggle, feeling the frustration, yearning tohelp --but what can you do?

You can do a lot In Overcoming Underachieving two nationallyrecognized experts in children's school problems show you how tobecome your child's advocate, coach, and guide through theeducational process. Using numerous case examples, they help youpinpoint your child's unique learning patterns and the problemsthat interfere with learning, behavior, and achievement.

This information-packed book provides dozens of creative, parent-tested tools to help your child overcome difficulties withreading, math, handwriting, study skills, memorization, attentionspan, and many other problems that affect school success. With thehelp of Overcoming Underachieving, you can:
* Learn proven methods of assessing your child's patterns oflearning and behaving
* Describe learning and behavior problems clearly to teachers andother educators
* Develop strategies that use strengths to overcome weaknesses
* Set goals your child really can achieve
* Find out how to improve your child's behavior andself-esteem

Emotional support is important, but you can give your son ordaughter even more. Find out how in Overcoming Underachieving.

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Mather, Nancy
  • ISBN: 9780471170327
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.24 x 0.92
  • Number Of Pages: 336
  • Publication Year: 1998