Second Grade Success

The key to your child s educational success is in your hands "Knowledge Essentials is a remarkable series that will benefit children of all abilities and learning styles. . . I highly recommend it for all parents who want to make a difference in their children s education." --Michael Gurian, author of Boys and Girls Learn Differently and The Wonder of Boys "Finally, a book about teaching young children by somebody who knows her stuff!" --LouAnne Johnson, author of Dangerous Minds and The Queen of Education Part of the new Knowledge Essentials series, Second Grade Success shows you how to enrich your child s classroom learning and take an active role in your first grader s education by exploring: What your second grader is learning at school and the educational standards to expect in math, language arts, science, and social studies Your child s learning style--visual, auditory, or kinesthetic--and how it affects the way your child learns and processes information Hundreds of easy-to-do activities designed to help your child meet specific learning requirements Environmental learning sections that identify learning opportunities in the everyday world Methods and checklists to assess your child s academic progress Information on how teachers evaluate performance--portfolios, rubrics, test scores, and other tools of the trade Recommendations of age-appropriate books and software that will enhance learning Give your child the gift of your time--and help him or her get the most out of school with Second Grade Success.