Raising Achievers

By Nita Weis

Book Overview

This book gives parents a plan for setting realistic guidelines for achievement and behavior to help children reach their maximum potential. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 0805420673
• ISBN13: 9780805420678
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Broadman & Holman
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A virtual private tutor on paper! Excellent Handbook!

Parents have lost confidence in the public education system. Raising Achievers is a handbook that helps parents of school-age children gauge a child's ability, set realistic expectations, and establish behavior guidelines that will promote achievement potential in any learning environment. The book delivers reliable, comprehensive information about how to encourage children to perform to their maximum potential in school, without pushing them beyond their natural limits. Dr. Nita Weis, the author, is the founder of a nationwide diagnostic testing, counseling, and individualized education provider that serves over 500 schools. She and her staff have worked with more than 35,000 children in 30 plus years as an educator. Her experience and skill have been deftly distilled into a book every parent of school-age children will find indispensable. It's virtually a private tutor on paper! From self esteem to study habits, Raising Achievers covers the practical side of learning, as well as the importance of both parent's and children's spiritual attitudes. In a society where public education is viewed critically by many, this book shows that parents can have a significant influence on their children's success in school, and equips them with the knowledge and confidence they need to do so. Special features of Raising Achievers include these tools for evaluating and setting up your plans: Before-and-After Parenting Questionnaire, Student Self-Esteem Inventory, Subject-Specific Study Guides, Student-Potential Contracts, and Post-View and What Parents Can Do. Dr. Nita Weis is an academic therapist and founder-director of Weis Educational Services and lives in Laguna Niguel, CA