How to Help Your Child
Succeed at School
The Essential Guide for Every Parent
By Dominic Wyse
October 2007
Pearson Education
Distributed By Trans-Atlantic Publications
ISBN: 9780273714033 
191 pages, 7 1/2 x 9 3/4"
$43.50 Paper Original
The biggest influence on a child's achievement at school is often the support,
interest and guidance of their parents. A positive and supportive home life
can benefit a child's achievement at school by up to 80%. But where can parents
turn for practical, well-researched and honest advice on how they can support
and nurture their child through their school years, whilst understanding
and maximising their child's abilities toward helping them achieve their
full potential?
Written by educational specialist Dominic Wyse (How to Help
you Child Read and Write), this new book will help parents navigate their
way through their child's education. It will guide them on the best and most
appropriate ways they can offer help and support their child throughout their
school career. With separate chapters for pre-school, primary, secondary
and advanced level-aged children offering detailed advice on what to expect
and concentrate on at each stage, it will be simple to navigate and easy
to access.
Practical and supportive, the book will set out all the basics
with detailed help on creating routines, developing communication and engaging
with children to encourage discussion about goals and aspirations. Checklists
and troubleshooting exercises will help parents focus on the key issues and
illustrate ways through sensitive circumstances such as bullying, special
needs and exams. The book will also cover the important aspects of how parents
can get more involved with their child's school and how they can get the
best out of events such as sports days and parents' evenings.
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