The Skills for School Success Booklets

The eight Skills for School Success booklets, available in both English and Spanish, are full of proven ways parents can help their children do better in school. Each booklet is designed to help parents improve a skill critical to their child's success in school—and in life. The 16-page, two-color booklets contain practical activities parents can do with their children, or have their children do alone, to help develop the skills for school success. The booklets do not require a teacher or classroom participation, but you, your teachers, the parents, and most importantly, the students will enjoy the rewards!

Building Homework Skills

Parents and students will learn how important good homework skills are to school success. This booklet helps parents help their children develop productive study habits at home. Includes ideas from education experts about when and where homework should be done, as well as DOs and DON'Ts parents can follow in helping their child with homework. Stock #321A (Spanish #421A)

Listening Well & Following Directions

Since students spend more time in school listening than reading or writing or anything else, the ideas in this booklet can make a big difference. Includes 10 activities to make children better listeners and seven ways to help them learn to follow directions. Simple, fun activities to help children concentrate on important instructions are reviewed along with simple ways children can record and remember the directions they have been given. Stock #322A (Spanish #422A)

Problem Solving Skills

This booklet offers ideas parents can use to improve their child's problem solving capabilities. The activities teach children how to identify problems, explore solutions for problems and how to ask good questions. From solving math problems to solving family problems, this booklet presents ideas to help children practice practical problem solving. Stock #323A (Spanish #423A)

Reading for Meaning

Parents can help their children learn how to get the most out of what they read. The simple activities teach children to find the clues that indicate main ideas and lead to greater reading comprehension—and better grades. The ideas are fun for the whole family and easy for children to apply to their school work. Stock #324A (Spanish #424A)

Expressing Ideas in Speech and Writing

Parents can use the ideas in this booklet to help children develop vital language skills essential to success in every school subject. Simple day-to-day activities will help children learn how to overcome the biggest problem everyone has in developing and organizing ideas—just getting started. A simple step-by-step writing process is explained along with ideas for practicing expressing ideas aloud. Stock #325A (Spanish #425A)

Using Time Wisely

This booklet helps parents teach their children how to make the best use of the one thing everyone has in exactly the same amount—time. Good time management is important in nearly everything we do, and it's an important key to success in school. Activities are included to help children practice planning how to use their time and then follow the schedules they have made. Stock #326A (Spanish #426A)

Working With Others

Parents can use this booklet to help build one of the most important skills for school success—working with others to get something done. Tips on working cooperatively are included as well as ideas for activities to help children practice working with others. It offers parents ideas on teaching the importance of compromise and ways of making—and living with—group decisions. Stock #327A (Spanish #427A)

Critical Thinking

Six basic skills of critical thinking are detailed in this booklet along with lots of simple activities parents can use to teach children to develop their own judgment and think carefully about what they see and hear. The practice activities help children classify new information, compare it to what they already know and look at all sides of an issue. Stock #328A (Spanish #428A)

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