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.
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This book is for the tens of thousands of parents desperate for practical information on how they can help their underachieving children do better academically. Written by nationally recognized experts on children's learning problems, it provides parents with a keen understanding of how children learn and offers guidance on how they can take an active role in assessing and addressing their children's learning disabilities.
Sam Goldstein, PhD, is a member of the faculty at the University ofUtah and a nationally recognized expert in child development. Hehas published eight previous books as well as numerous scientificarticles and videos. His books for parents include Hyperactivity:Why Won't My Child Pay Attention? and Lonely, Sad and Angry: AParent's Guide to Depression in Children and Adolescents.
Nancy Mather, PhD, is Adjunct Associate Professor at the Universityof Arizona in Tucson, where she teaches courses in the diagnosisand instruction of children with learning problems. She hasauthored three previous books and numerous educational articles
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