Doing Their Best: Encouraging Children to Earn Good Grades - Softcover

Eberts, Marge; Gisler, Peggy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1478275138 ISBN 13: 9781478275138

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

Doing Their Best – Encouraging Children to Earn Good Grades gives parents simple tips that will help their children develop habits leading to academic success. The book has specific examples of how to help any child rise to the top and get on the path to good grades. There are chapters on avoiding common pitfalls that lower grades, stopping a decline in grades, acing test secrets, making sure homework helps and building valuable reading, math, classroom and study skills. “Doing Their Best“ also provides readers with real and often humorous accounts of how the authors were able to get their six children successfully through school. And with the help of this book, all parents can do the same!

About this title

About the Author:

Marge Eberts, Ed.S. and Peggy Gisler, Ed.D. have a wide variety of experiences in the field of education. They have worked as teachers and administrators from preschool through graduate school and in corrections and residential emotional handicapped facilities. Their students have ranged from average to gifted to those with learning disabilities. The authors have also written more than 70 books including textbooks, children’s books and advice books for parents on education. And every week for 28 years, they have offered readers solid advice on guiding children through school in their nationally syndicated newspaper column – “Dear Teacher.”

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Checklist for Helping Your Children Become Readers

At every age, the task of putting your children on the way to becoming good readers changes. Check to see if you are doing what is necessary:

Preschool

The preschool years are important because you are helping your children acquire reading readiness skills. You should be helping your preschoolers by

-having a daily reading time together
-engaging in many one-on-one conversations to increase their vocabulary
-reading nursery rhymes and poems together
-helping them learn about the world through play
-giving them their own books

Elementary School

In the first three grades, children acquire the mechanics of reading. You can help them develop the necessary skills by

-reading to your children every day
-jumping immediately on any problems causing them difficulty in learning to read
-listening to them read daily
-talking with them about what they have read
-playing word games with them

Middle School

At this level, most of your children’s reading will now be concentrated on subject material. They need to know how to read for meaning. Help them by

-talking with them about what they are reading
-reading to them, as it helps them learn more sophisticated vocabulary and concepts
-working with them on any shaky skills
-promoting reading beyond schoolwork
-limiting their TV viewing time

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1478275138
• ISBN 13: 9781478275138
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 212