How to Tutor Your Own Child
By Marina Koestler Ruben
Foreword by Gerald Richards
By Marina Koestler Ruben
Foreword by Gerald Richards
By Marina Koestler Ruben
Foreword by Gerald Richards
By Marina Koestler Ruben
Foreword by Gerald Richards
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$19.00
Aug 02, 2011 | ISBN 9781607740278
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Aug 02, 2011 | ISBN 9781607740506
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Praise
“begins with tips to engage children in the learning process and proceeds to ideas to make education fun and creative. …Parents who have trouble motivating their children will find this book (which considers K-12 students, with a particular focus on teens) useful and will appreciate Ruben’s organization and chapter summations.”
—Library Journal, 6/1/11
“Marina Ruben uses wisdom, experience, and laser-sharp intuition coupled with support and concrete tools and strategies. This is a must-read book for parents of every school-age child.”
—Dr. Fran Walfish, Child Psychotherapist and Author, The Self-Aware Parent
“A thoughtful, humorous, and practical guide for parents and anyone interested in child enrichment. Reading and discussing this book will be time well spent.”
—Dr. Lea Ybarra, Executive Director, Center for Talented Youth, Johns Hopkins University
Table Of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Foreword ix
Introduction
The Best Tutors I Never Knew I Had 1
CHAPTER 1
Starting Out: Why Tutor? 5
CHAPTER 2
Getting Down To It: The Basics 14
CHAPTER 3
Mindset over Matter: Thinking Like a Professional Tutor 44
CHAPTER 4
Feasts, Field Trips, and Froebel: The Creative Parent-Tutor 70
CHAPTER 5
Put It on the Wall: Living the Parent-Tutor Lifestyle 92
CHAPTER 6
iDon’t Think iKnow Where My Homework Is: Helping Kids Connect and Organize for the Twenty-First Century 110
CHAPTER 7
How Much for an A? The Ethical Parent-Tutor 139
CHAPTER 8
Points of Contact: Parent-Tutored Teens 162
Resources 180
Notes 188
About the Author 191
Index 192
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