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Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
"Tutoring today is a $4 billion industry (yes--billion) with companies like Sylvan Learning Center and Kaplan Tutoring cashing in. What are parents of today's overextended students to do? If only there were a resource closer to home that was easy, free, and able to provide the same quality of service. But there is: you. Top professional tutor Marina Koestler Ruben empowers you to take a do-it-yourself approach to your child's after-school enrichment,...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Can you teach a child to be kind? This vital question is taking on a new urgency as our culture grows ever more abrasive and divided. We all want our kids to be kind. But that is not the same as knowing what to do when you catch your son being unkind. A world-renowned developmental psychologist, Dr. Thomas Lickona has led the character education movement in schools for forty years. Now he shares with parents the vital tools they need to bring peace...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Speaking to the growing national trend, The Call of the Wild and Free equips families to provide quality homeschool education, and encourages all parents and caregivers to raise kids to experience the adventure, freedom, and wonder of childhood"--
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Language
Español
Description
¿Por qué algunos padres y madres se sienten inseguros ante la responsabilidad de educar a sus hijos? ¿Tienen dudas sobre qué enseñarles, qué valores transmitir o qué pueden exigirles según su edad y grado de madurez? ¿O quizás creen que la sociedad espera de ellos que sean unos padres perfectos?
La psicóloga Mª Jesús Comellas se propone devolver la confianza a padres y madres y lo hace a partir de una tesis bien simple: educamos a cada...
Author
Language
English
Description
Do you want to help your child develop a love of reading?
Do you want to develop a special relationship with your grandchild?
Are you wondering how to tackle sensitive subjects with your youngster?
What books will help you achieve these goals? Where do you begin?
Pick up this book. After twenty years as an elementary teacher-librarian in Palo Alto, the author helps you address these concerns with this very helpful guide. If you are a parent, grandparent,...
Author
Language
English
Description
Clint Arthur wrote and illustrated "Daddy Loves You" as a Christmas present for his 2-year-old daughter. It went on to become a cherished staple of their nightly bedtime-story-reading sessions for years, along with Goodnight Moon, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Goodnight Gorilla, and others of the genre.
He wrote the book because, as a single father, Clint wanted his daughter to know that his love for her was constant, even if he couldn't be with her...
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Language
English
Description
With so many discussions and theories on reading and how children learn to read, it can be very confusing for parents to know the best way to get their kids to read. In Raising a Reader, Bonnie Schwartz lays out simple, researched and practice proven approaches that a parent can do to promote literacy in the home and encourage children to explore the great adventures to be found in books. The first step in fostering literacy and good reading strategies...
Author
Language
English
Description
This book is brought about by thirty-eight years of classroom experience. It is imperative to form relationships with the families of our students. This will give the future generation the best possible opportunities, moving forward. Who knows our students best? Their families! We need to partner with our families to provide the best possible education for each student, based on their unique learning needs.
Author
Language
English
Description
Imagine a child being able to avoid a lifetime of debt and money worries, before they've even started earning money... This book has been written for children ages 8 years and up to introduce ideas and principles on money, without actually mentioning money in the main story... Children are in the best position to take control of their financial future, because they have so many years ahead of them, they haven't started earning money yet and they haven't...
Author
Language
English
Description
Researchers predict that, in 2015, the average American will spend more than fifteen hours every day listening, reading, clicking, and viewing media. Without question, television, films, radio and music, the Internet, social media, news programs, and books and magazines are part of our daily lives. And while some claim that all of this media consumption is detrimental to society, the truth is it doesn't have to be.
Times have changed. Technology...
Author
Language
English
Description
Your child is priceless, and deserves to get the best from you. How would you feel in the next 30 years, if your child becomes the reputable man or woman you wished for? How would you feel to watch your child accomplish their dreams in life? You will definitely feel fulfilled.
With you in mind, Kelly has written Promoting Student Success. This book is essential for parents, teachers, mentors, coaches, and every individual who seeks to better a child's...
Author
Language
English
Description
With the National PTAs Standard for School-Family-Community Partnership as a framework, this guide offers advice for resolving common points of contention between parents and teachers, such as the most productive use of a parent teacher conferences, the best at-home environment for doing homework, the helpfulness of parental rewards for classroom performance, and a teachers role in supporting a student with an at-home crisis. This solution manual...
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Series
Language
Español
Description
El libro aborda la relación entre la escuela y la familia en tanto instituciones sociales que comparten la misión de acompañar y generar aprendizajes en las nuevas generaciones. Los sujetos de la educación están en la intersección de ambas: son los hijos/as para una, y alumnos/as para la otra.
Hasta hace pocos años, las familias contaban con elementos de solidez propios, que les permitían acompañar a sus hijos a través de la escolaridad....
17) Bebê Inteligente
Author
Language
Portuguese
Description
Você sabia que a fase do nascimento aos 8 anos e, especialmente, do nascimento aos 3 anos, é um período crítico para o desenvolvimento cerebral do bebê? Este é o momento ideal para as crianças aprenderem. 'Bebê Inteligente' orienta você a como ensinar seu bebê e filhos em idade pré-escolar a ler usando experiências de linguagem a partir de jogos de cartões. Você também aprenderá várias formas de ensinar conceitos iniciais de matemática...
Author
Language
English
Description
When parents and educators disagree, our kids lose. So why are reasonable parents and compassionate educators seeing things differently? After listening to hundreds of parents, teachers, and school administrators, Cassie Zupke has the answer. Although the unique demands of educating a child with autism requires parents and educators to work together, their ability to do so is often hampered by a lack of understanding of each other's motivations and...
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Language
Français
Description
Aujourd'hui, il est facile de mal traiter nos enfants. La nouvelle race d'êtres humains que nous avons mise au monde souffre de toutes sortes de maux que l'on camoufle derrière des étiquettes et par la prise de médicaments. On ne protège plus nos enfants contre les principaux responsables de leur maltraitance : les jeux vidéos qui abrutissent nos garçons, la malbouffe, la garde partagée pour les petits, la césarienne sur demande comme moyen...
Author
Language
English
Description
This book treats a critical but often overlooked element in the development of strong reading skills in children. Namely, it exposes the vital importance of the home – not just as a support to the school, but as a foundational source from which literate behavior emerges.
This is not a "teach your child how to read" book. Rather, it is a book that examines how the development of reading ability in children can be a part of their natural development...
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