How Can My Kid Succeed in School What Parents and Teachers Can Do to Conquer Learning Problems »

Craig Pohlman, Ph.D., directs learning assessment and consultation services at Southeast Psych in Charlotte, North Carolina. Pohlman is a highly regarded expert in learning and in improving the success of struggling students. He has conducted or supervised several thousand assessments of children with learning difficulties. Pohlman routinely authors articles and conducts workshops for parents, educators, and clinicians. He is the author of Revealing Minds from Jossey-Bass.

How Can My Kid Succeed in School?

How Can My Kid Succeed in School? gives parents and teachers easy-to-follow steps for helping children and adolescents who are struggling in the classroom. In this indispensable resource, Dr. Craig Pohlman outlines how to reveal a child's learning profile, an inventory of the child's unique strengths and weaknesses. Throughout the book, Pohlman offers specific guidelines for selecting the learning strategies that best fit a child's learning profile. He also shows how parents and teachers can collaborate with clinicians to get the most out of an assessment and to help improve the child's chances for success.

Praise for How Can My Kid Succeed in School?

"Parents and teachers alike will find [this] book enlightening, reassuring, and incredibly helpful in guiding struggling learners towards success?full of clear examples and strategies, presented in language all will understand." —Tim Barrier, head of school, Stanley British Primary School, Denver, Colorado

"For all you parents like me who struggle to assist your child with learning issues, here is a well-written and easily digestible book that helps you understand their challenges and map a plan for success." —Jonathan Page, parent of 8- and 10-year-old boys

Preface.

The Author.

Introduction.

PART ONE: CONQUERING LEARNING PROBLEMS AT HOME.

1 Looking for Clues at Home.

2 Picking Strategies for Home.

PART TWO: CONQUERING LEARNING PROBLEMS AT SCHOOL.

3 Looking for Clues at School.

4 Picking Strategies for the Classroom.

PART THREE: WHEN MORE HELP IS NEEDED.

5 Being a “Smart Shopper” for Educational Assessments.

6 Getting the Most Out of the Assessment Process.

7 Using What You’ve Learned from the Assessment.

Conclusion.

Appendix One: Profile Worksheet.

Appendix Two: Case Story Index.

Appendix Three: Atlas of Neurodevelopmental Terms.

Appendix Four: Glossary of Academic Skills.

Appendix Five: Glossary of Testing Terms.