How to Tutor Your Own Child: Boost Grades and Inspire a Lifelong Love of Learning--Without Paying for a Professional Tutor [Paperback]
- Author by Ruben, Marina Koestler
- Foreword by Richards, Gerald
Editorial Reviews
From Publisher
Tutoring today is a $4 billion industry (yes--"billion") with companies like Sylvan Learning Center and Kaplan Tutoring cashing in. What are parents of today's overextended students to do? If only there were a resource closer to home that was easy, free, and able to provide the same quality of service. But there is: "you."
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."
Reviews
- From Booklist
- Ruben acknowledges parents as children's first teachers and encourages them not to lose those positions when the kids go to school but to adopt the roles of tutors instead. An in-house writing tutor at prestigious Sidwell Friends School, Ruben urges parents to train themselves to look at the home environment the way teachers would, consider what children do and do not understand about it, and fill in the gaps. Parents don't need teaching degrees or any degrees at all, she says. They have the advantage of constant access to their children, and if they can bring enthusiasm to the task, they can more than make up for any lack of expertise. She provides tips on everything from stocking a home classroom to providing nutritional snacks. Other suggestions include breaking down assignments into achievable parts and at-home immersions through thematic mini-lessons tied to such activities as listening to music from a particular historical or literary era that is being studied. Parents should appreciate this fresh perspective on helping children improve school performance.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2011, American Library Association.)
Quote Reviews
- "Marina Ruben uses wisdom, experience, and laser-sharp intuition coupled with support and concrete tools and strategies. This is a must-read book for parents of every school-age child."
--Dr. Fran Walfish, Child Psychotherapist and Author, "The Self-Aware Parent"
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"A thoughtful, humorous, and practical guide for parents and anyone interested in child enrichment. Reading and discussing this book will be time well spent."
--Dr. Lea Ybarra, Executive Director, Center for Talented Youth, Johns Hopkins University - "begins with tips to engage children in the learning process and proceeds to ideas to make education fun and creative. ...Parents who have trouble motivating their children will find this book (which considers K-12 students, with a particular focus on teens) useful and will appreciate Ruben's organization and chapter summations."
--Library Journal, 6/1/11
"Marina Ruben uses wisdom, experience, and laser-sharp intuition coupled with support and concrete tools and strategies. This is a must-read book for parents of every school-age child."
--Dr. Fran Walfish, Child Psychotherapist and Author, "The Self-Aware Parent"
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"A thoughtful, humorous, and practical guide for parents and anyone interested in child enrichment. Reading and discussing this book will be time well spent."
--Dr. Lea Ybarra, Executive Director, Center for Talented Youth, Johns Hopkins University
