Product Description
Parents acting as informed consumers can transform our schools. What Every Parent Needs to Know... takes you inside exciting classrooms where children are challenged to become thinkers, problem solvers and enthusiastic leaders. You will learn:
--How children become readers and writers --How children learn math, science and social studies skills --How to survive homework --What the debate over phonics, whole language and invented spelling is all about --How to best work with your child's teacher

 

While this title is written to help you appreciate effective school practices chapters contain information on how children learn in different areas with suggestions for home support.  Learn, for example, not only how children become readers in the classroom but how to support this process at home.  Parents interested in improving their child's learning will find many useful suggestions in this title.