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Direct linkHoyle, Sally G. – Child Welfare League of America (NJ3), 2005
This book offers easy-to-follow steps that busy parents can readily implement to decrease homework meltdowns and help kids achieve their academic potential. Written for all parents of kids ages 7 to 16--regardless of whether the problem is a homework power struggle, ADHD, unidentified giftedness, or something else--this book shows parents the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Independent Study, Cognitive Style, Homework
PDF pending restorationAssociation of American Publishers, New York, NY. – 1989
This booklet offers parents guidance on teaching their children attitudes, learning skills, and study skills that will help them succeed in school. Section 1 focuses on the creation of a shared learning environment in the home. Parents are encouraged to set limits, establish routines, provide a secure atmosphere of encouragement and support,…
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Guides
Schneiderman, Roberta; Werby, Stephen – 1996
Noting the importance of establishing a cooperative relationship with a school-age child before he or she reaches high school, this guide is designed to assist parents of grade 4-8 students in helping their children establish good learning habits and complete homework assignments, while promoting active, lifelong learning. The guide's introduction…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Homework
Radencich, Marguerite C.; Schumm, Jeanne Shay – 1997
Noting that parent involvement in their children's schooling is a key to academic success, this book provides techniques and strategies for parents to help them assist their children with homework completion without conflict. Chapter 1, "Getting Started," includes guidance on who should help with homework and how to set a homework…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Assignments, Elementary Education, Homework
Eisenberg, Michael B.; Berkowitz, Robert E. – 1996
The purpose of this book is to help parents become partners in their children's success in school by offering them practical ways to help with homework and assignments. Parents can use the Big Six Skills information problem-solving process to effectively deal with the abundance of information available from many sources and guide their children…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Information, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
NAEP Facts, 1997
This document analyzes responses to questions included in a national assessment of knowledge of U.S. history and geography in an attempt to determine the relationship between study habits and academic performance. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 1994 asked 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade students specific questions regarding…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography
Berkowitz, Robert E. – 1996
Parents can play an important role in helping their children succeed in school. This ERIC Digest presents the Big Six Skills problem-solving method as an effective approach for parents. The Big Six Skills apply to any problem or activity that requires a solution or result based on information. The Big Six can help parents effectively deal with the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Information, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Mail
