Parent Participation category: 664 books
Help Your Children Succeed in High School and Go to College
(A Special Guide for Latino Parents)
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2007
Help Your Children Succeed in High School and Go to College is a guide for Latino parents that stresses the importance of education and provides a framework for parents to put their children on a college-bound path. It explains the American educational system, how parents can get involved, how to...
Home Is Where the School Is
The Logic of Homeschooling and the Emotional Labor of Mothering
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2012
Mothers who homeschool their children constantly face judgmental questions about their choices, and yet the homeschooling movement continues to grow with an estimated 1.5 million American children now schooled at home. These children are largely taught by stay-at-home mothers who find that they must...
by Derek Pugh
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2012
The Owner's Guide to the Teenage Brain reveals the mysteries of modern neuroscience and teaches teenagers, parents and teachers how to prepare their brains for learning. Knowing the optimal conditions for brain function teaches us how to maximize the efficiency of our learning. This is powerful knowledge...
What Your Second Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated)
Fundamentals of a Good Second-Grade Education
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
Give your child a smart start with the revised and updated
What Your Second Grader Needs to Know
What will your child be expected to learn in the second grade? How can you help him or her at home? This book answers these all-important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge...
by Bernice Cullinan, Brod Bagert, Eric Reese
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Regular practice is the best way to reinforce concepts and allow students to gain confidence and mastery of skills. With Helping your Child Learn to Read you get reading and critical thinking exercises for students for every day of the school year. Presented in a consistent format from week to week,...
What to Read When
The Books and Stories to Read with Your Child--and All the Best Times to Read Them
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2009
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The books to read aloud to children at the important moments in their lives.
In What to Read When, award-winning educator Pam Allyn celebrates the power of reading aloud with children. In many ways, books provide the first opportunity for children...
Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening
Keys to Your Child's School Success
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1999
Parents play a critical role in helping their children develop the communication skills so important for success in school ... and in life. This booklet discusses some of the ways parents can work with their children to develop these important skills. Set of 10 - ISBN 0-8108-4229-7 $21.95
by Christopher Handy
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2013
Talking with kids involves many things, the use of words (what we say and how we say it), ideas and feelings. We communicate in different ways such as with words (kind, unkind, assertive, gentle), with looks (scowls, smiles, frowns), with silence (warm, cold and comfortable), and actions (hugs,...
by Sylvia Langford
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
“Stop being a Mummy´s boy… be an entrepreneur” is a reflective book on leadership.For example: What is a leader like?Can leaders work with mummy´s boys?What are the differences between a leader and a boss?
Take Heart
26 Steps to a Healthy Home School
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2014
Homeschooling is not for the faint of heart. While deeply rewarding, homeschooling takes hard work, dedication, and planning. It’s a full time job, and burnout is all too common among homeschool families. Take Heart is packed with anecdotes, ideas, and real life experiences to encourage, inspire, and...
by Anne Coates
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Applying to university can seem a daunting task, but with forethought and planning it can be a positive and enjoyable experience.
This book, packed with all the latest information and advice, takes you step by step through choosing your subject, selecting the right university and completing...
by Matthew Andrews
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2013
Observe, Support, Model: An Introduction to Play and Projects as Methods of Parenting is a short, educational course that uses:
Discussion Starters to focus attention on lifelong learning, understanding risk with responsibility, and spending time as a family engaged in the greater purposes of the...
Are You Ready for 9th Grade . . . Again?
A Family's Guide to Success
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018
High school is a hard proposition for most of our students. High school is also the pinnacle of their education. The problem is that high school is hard. The other problem is that our students are failing. We need to assist them with building a sturdy foundation so that excellence and achievement...
Unfit Subjects
Education Policy and the Teen Mother, 1972-2002
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2004
Wanda Pillow presents a critical analysis of federal law and polciy towards pregnant teens, representations of teen pregnancy in popular culture and educational policy assesses how schools provide educational opportunities for school aged mothers. Through in- depth analysis of specific policies and...