Carol Josel - Teacher & Author

	You want your child's homework done with no hassles, followed by good grades dancing across every report card. How does that happen? It begins with this booklet and its 149 student-tested tips, gleaned during my 28 years as a teacher and learning specialist. Each suggestion constitutes simple, good advice to share with your child,. You can address the tips either individually or by topic. This booklet includes pointers on: Motivation Goal-setting Organization Reading Writing Revising and Editing Spelling Homework Memory Techniques Note-Taking Studying Test Prep Test-Taking Click here to view a sample. Only $4.99

	So, how exactly do you raise healthy, well-behaved children who honor family life, work hard in school, believe in themselves, and are not afraid to try new things—even risk failure? Certainly, no one book has all the answers, but Other-Wise and School-Wise: A Parent Guidebook targets most of the home front and school-related issues that face parents today and offers expert advice, activities, and lessons to help them bring up well-adjusted, academically successful kids.

	Equip your child with a strategy for success with Getting School-Wise. This versatile book outlines a valuable set of academic strategies in a fun and accessible format. Developing organizational skills, using different learning styles, and listening more effectively are all ways that students can improve their classroom performance. Techniques such as using memory aids and employing time-management activities are emphasized over tedious and inefficient note-taking, and games and brain teasers act as study guides. An approach to test taking stresses the importance of writing skills and analysis over merely getting the right answer. These strategies will help both students and teachers achieve their academic goals

	This unique, hands-on resource provides more than 200 student worksheets and teacher directed activities to help elementary students learn English as a second language. The activities provide real experiences to build students' knowledge through techniques that offer review, expansion, connection and reinforcement. Organized into 10 monthly sections to fit the school year, Ready-to-use ESL Activities for Every Month of the School Year helps student acquire English naturally by focusing on the how-to aspect of things, not just on how to describe them. For your convenience the materials are printed in a big 8 1/2" x 11" lay-flat binding that opens flat for easy photocopying of activity pages for your class.