Discover Your Child's Learning Style : Children Learn in Unique Ways - Here's the Key to Every Child's Learning Success

by WILLIS, MARIAEMMA MSKINDLE HODSON, VICTORIA MA

• ISBN13: 9780761520139
• ISBN10: 0761520139
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 1999-10-13
• Publisher: Harmony
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Summary

Help Your Child Discover the Joy of Learning Does your child learn best in the morning, afternoon, or evening? Does his reading comprehension increase or decrease when music is played in the background? Does she prefer to study alone or with others? According to nationally respected educatorsMariaemma WillisandVictoria Kindle Hodson,our children process information in a multitude of unique ways. What works best for one child is often counterproductive for others. By trying to force all children into the same learning mode we unfairly short-circuit their education as well as their intellectual development. Discover Your Child's Learning Styleshows you how to assess and nurture your child's individual learning potential based on his or her talents, interests, disposition, preferred environment, and more. Inside is a step-by-step program of self-awareness tests that guide you to a better understanding of your child's unique strengths and weaknesses, goals and interests, and inner peace. You'll discover how to create the right atmosphere for learning in the home. Most important, you'll help your child excel not only in school but in life as well. "An excellent tool for discovering how a student learns best. Teaching children according to how they learn ensures optimum education for all; it's an approach that could help make remedial literacy programs obsolete!"Patricia Flanigan, California State Library Literacy Task Force "Essential for any parent or teacher who works with children."Suzanne Lopez, psychotherapist and author ofGet Smart with Your Heart "A powerful tool for increasing your child's self-esteem. At last, there is a simple solution for every child to become a winner."Nancy L. Chaconas, M.A., educator, author ofHELP-Esteem "Parents who understand the principles in this book will be better parents!"Richard and Linda Eyre, authors ofTeaching Your Children Values

Author Biography

<b>Mariaemma Willis, M.S., </b>has been teaching developing educational programs, and conducting workshops for parents and teachers for 20 years.<br><br><b>Victoria Kindle Hodson, M.A.,</b> has 25 years of experience in education and has been writing educational materials for the past 10 years.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xv
Get on the Team	p. 1
The Eager Learner	p. 3
Success for Every Child	p. 13
Who C.A.R.E.S.?	p. 23
Do the Profile	p. 41
The Learning Style Profile: Getting Started	p. 43
Dispositions: The Way the World Sees Us	p. 65
The Performing Disposition: Move	p. 75
The Producing Disposition: Organize	p. 83
The Inventing Disposition: Discover	p. 91
The Relating/Inspiring Disposition: Interact	p. 99
The Thinking/Creating Disposition: Create	p. 105
Talents: Our Natural Gifts	p. 111
Interests: So Easy to Overlook	p. 135
Modality: More Than Auditory, Visual, or Kinesthetic	p. 143
Environment: Beyond a Desk and Four Walls	p. 161
Putting It All Together	p. 179
Follow-Through Activities	p. 197
Coach for Success	p. 209
Stay F.I.T.T.	p. 211
What About Learning Disabilities?	p. 229
How to Talk to Your Child's Teacher	p. 251
Educating for the Real World	p. 261
Epilogue: Some Last Thoughts	p. 275
Learning Style Profile Assessments	p. 277
Resources	p. 295
References	p. 311
Index	p. 317
About the Authors	p. 326
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