This easy-to-use source book offers the help children need to get the most out of school. Using the valuable insights and information provided here, you will not only be able to identify the obstacles hindering your child's educational growth, you'll discover how to overcome them! Improving Your Child's Schoolwork is the key to understanding and resolving whatever scholastic difficulties your child may encounter, whether due to attitude, attention span, visual memory, dyslexia, or other common problems.Learn how to:• Improve your child's study time, classroom participation, and overall success in school• Work with teachers and tutors to get results• Improve your child's preformance on tests• Make sure homework gets the attention it deserves• Help your child bounce back from setbacks and learn from mistakes• Approach problems and goals in a manner consistent with your parenting style• Provide your child the opportunity to pursue talents and develop skillsImproving Your Child's Schoolwork doesn't have to be read cover-to-cover. Use it as you would an encyclopedia: simply look up the problem or issue you are concerned about and explore the suggested strategies together with your child. If you want additional or related information, refer to the many cross-referenced entries. You don't have to be a teacher to use those techniques—any parent can use these constructive, supportive, and loving means to help a child succeed in school.About the AuthorLawrence J. Greene has over twenty years of experience helping children learn. He is the founder and executive director of the Developmental Learning Center in San Jose, California, where he and his staff have treated more than 12,000 learning disabled and underachieving children. He speaks to schools and parent-teacher groups nationwide, and is the author of a number of parenting books, including The Life Smart Kid and Getting Smarter. Read Less