Synopses & Reviews
The first year of elementary school is complete. But what will you need to know for next year? What kind of challenges will your child face in the second grade? And, as a parent, how can you play an active role in your child's next year of schooling?
A Parent's Guide to 2nd Grade answers these questions and advises parents on how to help their child meet the goalsfor this important year. This comprehensive guide includes:
- An overview of developmental milestones of the second grader physical, emotional, and social
- A synopsis of the standard curriculum and subjects taught in second grade
- Early warning signs of common social problems and suggestions as to how parents can help their child deal with trouble areas
- Different ways to handle homework and how to instill good test-taking skills in your child
- How to motivate your second grader to stay interested in school
- Advice on how to have successful parent-teacher conferences
- Reviews of the best in educational materials, web sites, CD-ROMs, and magazines for you and your child
Synopsis
A Parent's Guide to the 2nd Grade is a comprehensive guide of developmental milestones of the second graderphysical, emotional, and social. The book provides everything necessary to help second graders succeed: a synopsis of the standard curriculum and subjects taught in second grade, early warning signs of common social problems, suggestions as to how parents can help their child deal with trouble areas, different ways to handle homework, methods to instill good test-taking skills in your child, and ways to motivate your second grader to stay interested in school. Plus, there's advice on how to have successful parent-teacher conferences and Quick Tip Trouble-Shooter sections at the end of each chapter!