Download or read book Parents Guide to School Selection in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties written by Nancy Ginsburg Gill and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Picky Parent Guide Choose Your Child s School with Confidence written by Bryan C. Hassel and published by Armchair Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive manual and reference guide for choosing the best elementary school for your child to attend.
Download or read book Parents Guide to School Selection written by Nancy Ginsburg Gill and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to over 300 private schools, public school districts and charter schools. Explains steps parents should take in selecting a school. Provides vignettes demonstrating the importance of considering a child's individual needs when selecting a school. Describes different kinds of public and private schools. Details public alternative programs and charter schools. Lists nearly every private primary school in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. Describes schools that specialize in helping children with special needs. Includes secondary school listings for Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. Describes the role of psychological evaluations in school selection. Lists API scores and SAT scores. Names winners of state and national school recognition programs. Includes school websites and websites that provide school data.
Download or read book A Parents Guide to Selecting a School for Their Children written by Albert J. Pautler and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Parents Guide to Selecting a School written by Olivia Jones and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-03-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Parents' Guide to Selecting a School" is your comprehensive resource for making the right educational choices for your child. Packed with practical tips and expert advice, this guide walks parents through the process of evaluating schools, considering factors like academic programs, extracurricular activities, and school culture. Whether you're navigating public, private, charter, or homeschooling options, this book empowers parents to make informed decisions that align with their child's needs and aspirations.
Download or read book The Music Parents Guide written by Anthony Mazzocchi and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lot can happen with 10 minutes of musical practice a day. Self-disciplined, compassionate, responsible, collaborative, confidant, and proud. These are all characteristics of children who play musical instruments. What's more, the benefits of music education reach far beyond the lesson and well into all aspects of adulthood.This book will help your child reap the rewards of opening that case; together, you will learn what music can teach:* Every child is naturally talented.* Consistent practice is the key to success.* Parents and music educators are partners in the learning process.* How to remove barriers to successful practice.* The importance of giving your child ownership of their learning.With the right approach, your child will do much more than grow in musical proficiency, they will become the person they were meant to be.
Download or read book Homeschooling written by Samuel L. Blumenfeld and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More and more parents today are disillusioned with public education. Instead of merely tolerating a faulty system, expanding numbers of parents are turning to alternative education for their children. "Homeschooling" describes what homeschooling is all about, helps parents decide whether or not this choice fits their family lifestyle, covers virtually every aspect of homeschooling, and more.
Download or read book New York City s Best Public High Schools written by Clara Hemphill and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you lived anywhere else in the country, you would probably send your child to your neighborhood high school. In New York City, it’s much more complicated than that. But what parent has time to research hundreds of school options? To help you choose a high school that is just right for your child, Clara Hemphill and her colleagues at Insideschools visited nearly all of the city’s 400 high schools. This essential revision of the critically acclaimed parents’ guide features new school profiles; invaluable advice to help parents and students through the stressful admissions process; and new sections on alternative schools, vocational schools, and schools for students learning English. Featuring interviews with teachers, parents, and students, this guide uncovers the “inside scoop” about school atmosphere, homework, student stress, competition among students, the quality of teachers, gender issues, the condition of the building, class size, and much more. “For [this] third edition I looked for schools that spark students’ curiosity, broaden their horizons, and help them develop into thoughtful, caring adults.” —Clara Hemphill Praise for Clara Hemphill’s Parents’ Guides! New York Daily News... “Brisk, thoughtful profiles of topnotch, intriguing schools.” Big Apple Parent... “Hemphill has done for schools what Zagat’s did for restaurants.” New York Magazine... “Thoughtful, well-researched…required reading.” The New York Times... “A bible for urban parents.”
Download or read book The Neurotic Parent s Guide to College Admissions written by J.D. Rothman and published by Prospect Park Books. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Admissions rates of 6 percent? Kids applying to thirty-two colleges? Sixteen-year-olds with more impressive resumes than Fortune 500 CEOs? Has the nation lost its mind? Why yes, it has! J.D. Rothman, the Neurotic Parent of blog fame, takes readers on a hilarious satiric journey through today’s insane college admissions process. The vividly illustrated book takes you from the Itsy-Bitsy Fiske Guide and Junior Kumon Tips for Preschoolers through Rejection Letters from the Heart and Bed Bath & Bye-Bye.
Download or read book Sesame Street Ready for School written by Rosemarie T. Truglio and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sesame Street, the most trusted name in preschool education, offers a complete, user-friendly guide to help parents prepare their children, ages 2-5, for academic, physical, and social success. For the past 50 years, Sesame Street has stood at the forefront of child development, stimulating and nurturing the minds of preschoolers not only through the iconic TV show, but also through books, games, mobile apps, and community engagement initiatives. With Ready for School!, Senior VP of Curriculum and Content at Sesame Workshop Dr. Rosemarie Truglio shares all the research-based, curriculum-directed school readiness skills that have made Sesame Street the preeminent children's TV program, and that every parent needs in order to get their preschooler ready for lifelong learning. Each of the book's eight chapters focuses on a key area: language, literacy, math, science, logic & reasoning, social & emotional development, healthy habits, and the arts. An essential dynamic of Ready for School! is its emphasis on the importance of play in a child's learning process. To respond to that need, dozens of "Play & Learn" activities are included to aid parents in educating their children: at the kitchen table, on the bus, in the park, or in the preschool classroom while playing together. In addition, the book recommends scores of hints, tips, ideas for useful products, and deep-dives on more complex topics for parents, all designed to make preparing young kids for school easy and joyful.
Download or read book How to Choose a School in Vermont written by Vermonters for Better Education (Organization) and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Everything Parent s Guide to Children with Executive Functioning Disorder written by Rebecca Branstetter and published by Everything. This book was released on 2013-12-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vital skills children need to achieve their full potential! Being organized. Staying focused. Controlling impulses and emotions. These are some of the basic executive functioning (EF) skills children need to function and succeed as they grow. But what can you do if your child is struggling with one or all of these skills? With this hands-on guide, you'll learn what EF difficulties look like and how you can help your child overcome these challenges. Psychologist Rebecca Branstetter teaches you how to help improve the executive functions, including: Task initiation Response inhibition Focus Time management Working memory Flexibility Self-regulation Completing tasks Organization With checklists to help enforce skills and improve organization, The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Executive Functioning Disorder is your step-by-step handbook for helping your child concentrate, learn, and thrive!
Download or read book Letting Go written by Karen Levin Coburn and published by Adler & Adler Publishers. This book was released on 1988 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 100 Best Books for Children written by Anita Silvey and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2004 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By selecting only 100 "best books" Silvey distinguishes her guide from all the others and makes it possible to give young readers their literary heritage in the childhood years.
Download or read book The Ordinary Parent s Guide to Teaching Reading The Ordinary Parent s Guide written by Jessie Wise and published by Peace Hill Press. This book was released on 2004-10-17 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A plain-English guide to teaching phonics. Every parent can teach reading—no experts need apply! Too many parents watch their children struggle with early reading skills—and don't know how to help. Phonics programs are too often complicated, overpriced, gimmicky, and filled with obscure educationalese. The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading cuts through the confusion, giving parents a simple, direct, scripted guide to teaching reading—from short vowels through supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. This one book supplies parents with all the tools they need. Over the years of her teaching career, Jessie Wise has seen good reading instruction fall prey to trendy philosophies and political infighting. Now she has teamed with dynamic coauthor Sara Buffington to supply parents with a clear, direct phonics program—a program that gives them the know-how and confidence to take matters into their own hands.
Download or read book Eeny Meeny Miny Mo A Parent s Guide to School Choice written by Marla Dunn and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-08-13 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical guide will help parents understand the school choices available to them and explain the pros and cons of each choice. A complete source of information for anyone concerned with giving their child the best education possible.
Download or read book Parents Guide to School Selection written by Nancy Ginsburg Gill and published by . This book was released on 1985-11-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
