Bortins, Leigh A.
Summary: "Children are natural learners, and building a core foundation at an early age is critical to their success both educationally and in life. Yet academic excellence is lacking in many school systems throughout the country. In this book, education expert and author Leigh A. bortins incoroprates the best ideas from the ancients and gives parents the tools to revive classical learning"--Page 4 of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 370.11 BORDelisle, James R.
Summary: Understanding Your Gifted Child From the Inside Out provides an engaging and encouraging look at raising gifted children today. A follow-up to the best-selling "Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Children," this new edition focuses on the social and emotional aspects of giftedness, highlighting new information on the issues of perfectionism, self-advocacy,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prufrock Press Inc. 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 DELPreston, L. M.
Summary: Homeschooling and Working While Shaping Amazing Learners is a nuts to bolts guide for working parents who want to groom exceptional learners through the flexibility of homeschooling. Learn to juggle working and homeschooling your kids while maintaining your sanity. Also, use aspects of homeschooling for after schooling when traditional school isn't working. Single parents are given options for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Phenomenal Press One 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 371.042 PREWilson, Durenda
Summary: "Are you a boy mom struggling to understand how to raise your son in a world that seems to be increasingly hostile toward men? Raising boys in the current cultural climate is challenging. Boys are often misunderstood and misdiagnosed when they are simply doing what their Creator wired them to do. As moms of boys, we can struggle to understand them and respond in a way that will encourage our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simply Unhurried 2024
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Summary: Homeschooling is a wonderful, worthwhile pursuit, but many homeschool parents struggle with feelings of burnout and frustration. If you have ever felt this way, you're not alone! Most of us need to be reminded of the "why" of homeschooling from time to time -- but "The Unhurried Homeschooler" takes parents a step further and lifts the unnecessary burdens that many parents place on themselves....
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Publisher / Publication Date: MartinPublishingServices.com 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371 WilAmundson, Kristen J.
Summary: "This book provides answers to parents everyday questions regarding school"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 372.119 AMUMoskowitz, Eva S.
Summary: "Eva Moskowitz has built a national reputation as the founder and leader of Success Academy Charter Schools, one of the country's most highly regarded networks of schools, but while most people know Eva for her success in educating 20,000 mainly low-income students who are routinely accepted to our nation's best universities, she has also been responsible for raising three children of her own....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvest, an imprint of William Morrow 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 MOS1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 649 MOS
Siegel, Lawrence M.
Summary: "The Complete IEP Guide provides parents with the tools to create and maintain a useful IEP plan for a child with special needs. The timely legal information, practical advice, and step-by-step instructions make this an invaluable resource for parents of children with disabilities"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.9 SIEPirog, Carol
Summary: "Use this simple guide to help your child survive Common Core Math with self-esteem and your relationship intact. A quick read that will enable you to immediately begin helping your child become successful while giving background information on Common Core problems and your goals for your child."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Book Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 372.7 PIRWojcicki, Esther
Summary: The Godmother of Silicon Valley, legendary teacher, and mother of a Super Family shares her tried-and-tested methods for raising happy, healthy, successful children using Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration, and Kindness: TRICK. Esther Wojcicki--"Woj" to her many friends and admirers--is famous for three things: teaching a high school class that has changed the lives of thousands of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 649.1 WOJBauer, Susan Wise
Summary: This book will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an education from preschool through high school -- one that will train him or her to read, to think, to understand, to be well-rounded and curious about learning. Home educators Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise outline the classical pattern of education called the trivium, which organizes learning around the maturing capacity...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2016
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Summary: The Common Core, a new set of national educational standards, has been adopted by 45 states across the nation. But you may be having a hard time understanding what your kids are bringing home from school. If you want to help your children with their homework, you need to learn these new methods, which focus on critical thinking and conceptual understanding. With the help of math teacher, you'll...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 372 BREFuller, Cheri.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Piñon Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 372.21 FULShumaker, Heather
Summary: "When it comes to parenting, sometimes you have to trust your gut. With her first book, It's OK Not to Share, Heather Shumaker overturned all the conventional rules of parenting with her "renegade rules" for raising competent and compassionate kids. In It's Ok To Go Up the Slide, Shumaker takes on new hot-button issues with renegade rules such as: - Recess Is A Right - It's Ok Not To Kiss...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tarcher 2016
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 SHUSirois, Jamie L.
Summary: The Common Core, a new set of national educational standards, has been adopted by 45 states across the nation. But if you learned math the "old" way, the new teaching methods may be unfamiliar to you. If you want to help your children with homework, you'll need to learn these new methods, which focus on critical thinking and conceptual understanding. With the help of math teachers, you'll...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 372 SIRShumaker, Heather
Summary: Shumaker continues to overturn conventional parenting rules in this sequel to It's OK Not to Share. -- Heather Shumaker has sparked much discussion with her 'renegade rules for raising competent and compassionate kids.' In this follow-up book, she takes on new hot-button issues like banning homework, technology use, and skipping kindergarten. She helps parents help their kids develop important...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 649 SHUSummary: Provides parents with strategies and tips for helping their fifth grade student prepare for the Common Core assessment, offering easy-to-follow lessons, practice questions, and mini-quizzes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kaplan Publishing 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 372 PARBennett, William J. (William John)
Summary: The authors present information needed to prepare children for kindergarten and "a state-of-the-art curriculum from kindergarten through eighth grade ... to monitor what is and isn't being taught in your school."--Jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371 BENSummary: A former award-winning middle school science teacher provides tips on study skills for high school students to improve their academic achievement. Parent participation is also discussed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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Summary: "A revised and updated version of What Your First Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of a Good First-Grade Education, including achievement with readings and activities in Literature, Mathematics, History, science, and the arts"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 372.19 HIRCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 372 HIRSummary: "A revised and updated version of What Your Second Grader Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good Second-Grade Education, with readings and activities in Literature, Mathematics, History, science, and the arts"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam 2014
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Summary: Part inspiration, part how-to, this guide to embarking on a life-changing, long-term journey filled with education and adventure--a trailblazing approach known as worldschooling--helps you transform your dream into a well-planned reality for your family and weaves travelogues and photos from families sharing worldschooling experiences throughout.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wonderwell 2023
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 370.116 FRIKhan, Salman
Summary: "From the founder of Khan Academy, the first book written for general audiences on the AI revolution in education, its implications for parenting, and how we can best harness its power for good"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Provides parents with strategies and tips for helping their fourth grade student prepare for the Common Core assessment, offering easy-to-follow lessons, practice questions, and mini-quizzes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kaplan Publishing 2014