Top Students/Top Parents: A Manual for Parents Who Want to Help Their Children Become All They Can Be

by Burns, Kathleen

• ISBN13: 9780967257501
• ISBN10: 0967257506
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Family Literary Pr

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Unity	ix
Preface	xi
Introduction	xvii
PART I: LAYING THE FOUNDATION
Listen to the Experts	3	(14)
The Harvord Preschool Project
Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experiences of Young
American Children
Rethinking the Brain: New Insights into Early Development
How Kids Get Smart: The Surprising News
Your Child's Brain
You Can Raise Your Child's I.Q., Experts Explain How
Qualities of Top Students and Top Parents	17	(4)
Qualities of Top Students
Qualities of Top Parents
Belief is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy	21	(6)
Praise and Rewards-How Much/How Little	27	(12)
Using Praise as Incentive
Material Rewards
Reading Incentives	39	(6)
Reading Readiness Skills	45	(6)
Experiences
Vocabulary and Language Development
Visual Skills
Auditory Skills
Interest in Words and Books
Critical Thinking Skills
Knowledge of the Alphabet
Coordination
The Reading Friendly Home	51	(12)
Reading Comfort
Organization
Educational Materials No Family Should be Without
Books Make Wonderful Gifts
Moneymaking Projects
Language Development	63	(14)
Stimulate! Stimulate! Stimulate!
Communicate With Your Child
Please! No Baby Talk
Conversations
Speak Proper English
Keep On Talking
The Arts
Singing
Dancing
Musical Instruments
Enjoy Music Together
Rhymes	77	(4)
Creativity	81	(8)
Art Activities
Work Area and Supplies
Creative Play
Creative Thinking
Abstract Words	89	(6)
Words Ending in ``Er'' and ``Est''
Shape Words
Quality Reading	95	(8)
Infancy To Age Three
Picture Books
Three Years to First Grade
Five to Ten Years
Ten to Fourteen Years
Helping the Child Read	103	(6)
Reading Opportunities
Preschool and Early Elementary
Reading Comprehension	109	(12)
The Main Idea
Sequence of Events
Critical Thinking
Drawing Conclusions
Fantasy/Reality
Fact/Opinion
Advertisement Fraud
Family Literacy	121	(14)
Television
Group Discussions
Good Example
Right to Read
Family News
Family Outings
Newspaper
Library
Following Directions	135	(10)
Simon Says
Concept Words
Miscellaneous Directions
Direction Drawing
Following a Recipe
Cereal Boxes
Assemblage Directions
Following Road Maps
Memory Skills	145	(4)
Teaching the Alphabet	149	(8)
Letter Recognition
Initial Letter/Sound Association
Letter/Word/Sound Association
Vocabulary Enrichment	157	(10)
Word of the Week
Vocabulary Words
Family Business
Family Field Trips
Vocabulary Reinforcement
Post Field Trip Activities
Hobbies and Extracurricular Activities
Learning Sight Words	167	(20)
Repetitive Words
Special Interest Words
Body Words
Cooking Words
Words of Warning
Reading Sign
Object Words
Glossary Words
Instant Words
Memorization Hints
Fun and Games
Art Activities
Edward Fry First Three Hundred Sight Words
Dolch First Thousand Sight Words
Dolch Most Common Nouns
Home Writing Activities	187	(28)
Obstacles to Writing
Materials
Teaching your Child to ``Talk and Tell''
Dictation
Writing through Dictation
Reading from Dictation
Recommended Writing Procedure
Homemade Books
Picture Books
Word Books
Word Books from Dictation
Learning to Print
Copy Writing
Miscellaneous Writing Activities
Scrapbook Activities	215	(10)
PART II: SCHOOL SUCCESS BASICS
The Responsible Student	225	(16)
The Night before School
Suggested Routine
Games and Incentives
Getting Up and Ready for School
Getting out of Bed
Attitude Determiners
Suggested Morning Routine
Life After School
Bookbags-Excessive Baggage
Communication	241	(8)
Oral Communication
Communicating with Notes
Advanced Notes
Determining Your Child's Potential	249	(6)
The Learning Disabled Student
The Slow Student
The Unruly Student - Undisciplined or ADD?
Viewing Corrected Assignments	255	(10)
Why Some Students Don't Bring their Papers Home
How Can Parents Get their Children to Bring Home their
Graded Papers
Viewing the Child's Corrected Papers
Dealing with Mistakes
Learning from Mistakes
Displaying Papers
Homework	265	(8)
Atmosphere
Time and Place
Parents Involvement - How Much? How Little?
Homework Procedure
Dealing with Illness	273	(6)
Psychosomatic
Fake or Pretend
Causes of Stress Related Illness
Normal Illnesses
Bed-Wetting
Recommendations
Social Problems	279
Scapegoating
Unhappy Children
Teasing
Physical Defects
Personality Defects
Overweight Children
Bibliography
Letter to Parents