Argues that homework has little to do with academic success, and offers parents strategies and techniques for communicating with teachers and schools to advocate for change. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.

Offers parents strategies for helping their children succeed with homework, including tips on developing an effective homework routine, establishing a positive emotional climate, and understanding a child's learning style.

Put an end to nightly homework battles! Homework Talk! provides parents with simple and practical advice to help them deal with the many issues that can come up surrounding their children's homework. The authors, Cheli Cerra and Ruth Jacoby, have identified fifty-two typical homework situations and provided tips, strategies, and advice for handling each of them. Are you concerned about: * Making sure your child is doing all of his homework on time? * Talking to a teacher who assigns too much homework? * Understanding how much help to give your child? * Motivating your child to handle homework issues on her own? * Overcoming your child's resistance to doing particular types of homework? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then Homework Talk! is the book you need. Don't wait to start working with your child and your child's teachers to make homework a simple and productive process for everyone. Praise for other books in Cheli Cerra and Ruth Jacoby's School Talk series: "A must-read for today's educational leader." --Jack Canfield Co-author of Chicken Soup for the Parent's Soul on Principal Talk! "An amazing compilation of what to say to parents." --Harry K. Wong Ed.D., author of The First Days of School on Teacher Talk!

Argues that homework has little to do with academic success, and offers parents strategies and techniques for communicating with teachers and schools to advocate for change.

Product Description: Written by a teacher, this Free Spirit classic has helped countless parents avoid homework battles and promote school success. The revised edition still covers the basics: building solid study skills in reading, spelling, writing, math, science, social studies, and foreign languages...read more

Product Description: Written by a teacher, this Free Spirit classic has helped countless parents avoid homework battles and promote school success. The revised edition still covers the basics: building solid study skills in reading, spelling, writing, math, science, social studies, and foreign languages...read more

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Product Description: SURVEY OF POLICIES

Parents with school-aged children will find in this volume the help they need to create an unstressful learning environment in the home and motivate their youngsters to succeed in school.

Advises parents how to help children take responsibility for their own homework, and explains how to find remedial help, motivate an underachiever, and handle Attention Deficit Disorder

Product Description: Book by Radencich, Marguerite C., Schumm, Jeanne Shay

A program for developing good homework habits in children by eliminating unproductive habits, defusing conflicts, and instilling self-motivation