Displaying 1 of 1 1998 Format: Book Author: Goldstein, Sam, 1952- Title: Overcoming underachieving : an action guide to helping your child succeed in school / Sam Goldstein, Nancy Mather. Publisher, Date: New York : J. Wiley & Sons, ©1998. Description: xix, 312 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Summary: Provides dozens of creative, parent-tested tools to help your child overcome difficulties with reading, math, handwriting, study skills, memorization, attention span, and more. Subjects: Underachievers -- Education -- United States. Learning strategies -- United States. Student adjustment -- United States. Academic achievement -- United States. Other Author: Mather, Nancy. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Learning problems and your child. The building blocks of learning -- Assessing your child's learning skills -- Foundational blocks: The learning support system. Attention and impulse control -- Emotions and behavior -- Self-esteem -- The learning environment at school and at home -- The building blocks of learning. Your child's motor skills -- The mechanics of reading and spelling -- Reading comprehension and writing -- Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division -- Math problem solving -- Conclusion: Final words for the journey -- Appendices -- Notes -- Index. Web Site: Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 97038519 ISBN: 0471170321 9780471170327 Other Number: 37695031 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 59274 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 371.926 Goldstei Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1