How to Tutor Your Own ChildHow to Tutor Your Own Child
A professional tutor from the school attended by the Obama daughters who has been featured on NPR's Talk of the Nation outlines strategies for creating an after-school learning environment at home that addresses the needs of any subject and utilizes homework sessions and daily family interactions. Original.
""A top academic tutor gives parents the tools they need to inspire after-school learning at home, without having to hire a pricey outside tutor"--Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.
Gives parents the tools they need to inspire after-school learning at home, without having to hire a pricey outside tutor.
Tutoring today is a $4 billion industry (yes—billion) with companies like Sylvan Learning Center and Kaplan Tutoring cashing in. So, what are parents of today’s overextended students to do? Top professional tutor Marina Koestler Ruben empowers you to take a do-it-yourself approach to your child’s after-school enrichment. As a parent-tutor, you will learn how provide holistic academic support for your children and create an intellectual environment in the home—strengthening your relationship and improving parent-child communication in the process.
 
Ruben’s accessible guide shows you how to balance big-picture curiosity with the academic nitty-gritties of homework assignments, organization, and electronic resources. Building on her proven “Six-Step Session” format, Ruben shares the secrets to tutoring children in any subject from kindergarten through high school—all with a warm, entertaining tone that will inspire you to inspire them.
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- New York : Ten Speed Press, 2011.
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