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School and Learning, Your Child's School, School Performance
School and Learning, Your Child's School, School Performance
School and Learning, Your Child's School, School Performance
School and Learning, Your Child's School, School Performance
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    It's important to enjoy your child's growing up process and to accept him as he is. Praise his achievements and give him help when he needs it, but don't take responsibility for his deadlines.

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    All children are motivated. The real task is to find out what motivates them.

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    Fearing that a child will fail is normal, but whether or not she does is her choice. The parent's role is to be patient and set good boundaries.

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    Our expert suspects a learning disability in a nine-year-old, and advises the mother to seek an evaluation by the school.

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    Your daughter cares less than you do about her success in school, and until she cares there really isn't any way for you to change her.

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    As long as a teen is handing in his homework and not getting into trouble, his parents should be grateful.

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    It's not enough simply to reward your child for good grades or behavior. Work with him to decide what the rewards should be.

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    An eye-care practitioner can determine what sorts of specific color combinations would be significant for a child with color blindness.

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    When a child is lagging in his academic developmental level, his parents should ask the school to test him for learning disabilities and then devise an educational plan.

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    There are several things you can do to help your child remember to turn in his schoolwork, but he will have to accept the responsibility.

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    A psychologist or diagnostician must determine the child's preferred language and conduct a language assessment before proceeding with testing for giftedness.

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    Testing young children is a challenge, since they are can be less attuned to the demands of the testing situation.

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    The Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT) measures abstract thinking and reasoning ability in students between the ages of 5 and 18.

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    The Kuhlmann-Anderson Intelligence Test is a standardized group intelligence test that may be given in grades K-12.

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    If your child is enrolled in a public school, contact her teacher or the principal and ask to have her referred for testing by the school psychologist.

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    Unfortunately, many schools screen for achievement or intelligence, and do further testing only if the child scores at a high level initially.

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    Find out what you can do when several children in a class are brought to tears by the teacher.

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    Find out what to do when your child's teacher for the new school year has higher expectations than his previous teacher.

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