Taking the stress out of homework : organizational, content-specific, and test prep strategies to help your children help themselves
Title:
Taking the stress out of homework : organizational, content-specific, and test prep strategies to help your children help themselves
Author:
Freireich, Abby, author.
ISBN:
9780593190326
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Physical Description:
ix, 292 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Introduction: Knowing when to help with homework and building executive functioning -- Time management : planning ahead to avoid last-minute cramming and tears -- Study skills : making the most of study time -- Organization : finding a method to the madness -- Math : preventing avoidable errors, managing the "I-don't-get-its," conquering word problem woes, and more -- Reading : transforming reluctant readers, strategies for reading comprehension, and more -- Writing I : helping students get started : preparing and outlining -- Writing II : the final product : composition and revising -- Middle and high school test prep : the ISEE, SSAT, SAT, and ACT.
Abstract:
"Taking the Stress out of Homework breaks down for parents exactly when and how to offer homework support. Whether your child's stress point is executive functioning--the ability to plan or organize--or a subject-specific struggle in math, reading, writing, or standardized test-preparation, Abby and Brian use real-life stories to provide individualized, actionable advice." -- Amazon.com.
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