Don't Miss the Bus!: Steering Your Child to Success in School
Mary Ann Smialek
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Description
Don't Miss the Bus! is a thoughtful and practical guide that will appeal to today's busy parents. Mary Ann Smialek, Ed.D. rings years of experience as a parent and teacher, to the book, as she shares methods and anecdotes from her own home and classroom.
Product Details
Price
$24.00
Publisher
Rlpg/Galleys
Publish Date
July 21, 2003
Pages
192
Dimensions
5.4 X 8.6 X 0.56 inches | 0.54 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781589790537
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Mary Ann Smialek is a consultant for Quest Solutions working in education, health care, and the business sector. Her career as an educator includes professional experience as a Team Leader/Facilitator, Quality Trainer, Parenting Class Coordinator, and Special and Regular Education Teacher. Dr. Smialek lives in Wexford, Pennsylvania, outside of Pittsburgh.
Reviews
Dr. Mary Ann Smialek has provided parents with an impressive resource to help their children succeed in school. Don't Miss the Bus! is filled with practical, realistic advice that addresses such important topics as motivation, discipline, homework, home-school partnerships, self-esteem and self-respect. I am certain that parents as well as teachers will return to this book over and over again for the invaluable information it contains.
I am certain those reading Don't Miss the Bus! will find it to be a very practical guide on how to parent in a positive and successful manner. For today's busy parents, the guide will be a useful tool in working with their children to achieve positive results and a better relationship.
Don't miss Don't Miss the Bus! if you're looking for a comprehensive primer on helping your kids succeed in school. Parents are every child's first and most important teachers, and Mary Ann Smialek has provided parents with a blueprint for success from the first day of kindergarten through graduation night. Get involved! Stay involved! Dr. Smialek shows you how.
Don't Miss the Bus! shares with parents an easy-to-read, user friendly resource on what they can do to support their children's educational development. Importantly, Dr. Smialek focuses on what parents can do both at home and at school to support children's learning. Don't Miss the Bus! emphasizes the important role that parents play in ensuring a quality educational experience for their children.
Don't Miss the Bus! is an important tool for helping parents translate good intentions into proven skills. This book outlines the necessary achievement at home and out-of-school. Mary Ann Smialek provides a helpful wake-up call to all of us who care about helping children learn. Parents who know how to be effective parents also learn to expand their sphere of concern to include other people's children and in the process become advocates for quality education for all children.
There are suggestions for test-taking techinques, and the most important advice: "No test can measure a child's worth!"
I am certain those reading Don't Miss the Bus! will find it to be a very practical guide on how to parent in a positive and successful manner. For today's busy parents, the guide will be a useful tool in working with their children to achieve positive results and a better relationship.
Don't miss Don't Miss the Bus! if you're looking for a comprehensive primer on helping your kids succeed in school. Parents are every child's first and most important teachers, and Mary Ann Smialek has provided parents with a blueprint for success from the first day of kindergarten through graduation night. Get involved! Stay involved! Dr. Smialek shows you how.
Don't Miss the Bus! shares with parents an easy-to-read, user friendly resource on what they can do to support their children's educational development. Importantly, Dr. Smialek focuses on what parents can do both at home and at school to support children's learning. Don't Miss the Bus! emphasizes the important role that parents play in ensuring a quality educational experience for their children.
Don't Miss the Bus! is an important tool for helping parents translate good intentions into proven skills. This book outlines the necessary achievement at home and out-of-school. Mary Ann Smialek provides a helpful wake-up call to all of us who care about helping children learn. Parents who know how to be effective parents also learn to expand their sphere of concern to include other people's children and in the process become advocates for quality education for all children.
There are suggestions for test-taking techinques, and the most important advice: "No test can measure a child's worth!"