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Thinking
Organized for Parents and Children has won the 2007 Adding
Wisdom Award from ParentToParent.com.
DOES YOUR STUDENT
HAVE DIFFICULTY:
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Finding homework
in his backpack, locker or desk?
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Remembering when
things are due?
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Handing in
homework, even when it’s complete?
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Starting and
prioritizing long term projects?
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Identifying
important parts in a reading passage?
Thinking Organized
for Parents and Children can help your student improve
executive function skills to better organize and manage schoolwork,
homework and daily activities.
Click here to buy your copy TODAY!
Read what
others are saying about Thinking Organized
for Parents and Children
“Each chapter presents
goals, preparation techniques, homework and summary checklists that
lay out tangible approaches with clear and helpful steps…
Recommended for all public libraries.”
School Library
Journal
 “I
read it over the past couple of days and I love it. It is so
pragmatic and practical. I have already loaned my copy out to a
parent of a child I am evaluating... I have a feeling you are going
to be selling a lot of these. Thanks for making this valuable
resource available.”
Elliot
Blumenstein, Psy.D.
Licensed Psychologist, Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Silver Spring, Maryland
“... I got your book
last week and read it this morning during jury duty. It is fabulous!
Congratulations. I stopped at Office Depot on the way from the Metro
to buy a supply of black, blue, red, and green pens. I am already
proposing it to my staff for our professional book club. It is so
practical and, of course, well organized. Many thanks for your
contribution. I know our clients will benefit. I would love to know
if, and when, you have other presentations scheduled. Thanks.”
Kathy Hosty, M.A.,
CCC-SLP
MetSpeech.com
“Rhona M. Gordon
presents a step-by-step approach for parents to help kids manage
their lives.”
Publisher’s
Weekly, August 2007
“This book offers six
hands-on planning tools so parents can help prepare their children
for a lifetime of success. Each chapter offers a step-by-step guide
for parents and their children to learn and practice key skills.
This program teaches strategies such as organization of materials,
time management, memory tools, note-taking, study skills and written
language”
IndependentPublisher.com
Every time I see the
same children coming to school late, I feel like handing them this
book. Or at least sharing it with their parents! The author had the
disorganized student in mind as she developed a program to help
children be successful in school. She is a speech and language
pathologist, as well as an organizational specialist. Rhona has
worked with a variety of organizations and students during her
thirty years in these fields. While primarily designed for 5th -
12th graders, she does discuss ways to modify the information for
younger students.
She starts by defining executive functions, which are a group of
skills used to set and meet goals. Gordon says these are the
“…underlying basis for successful academic achievement.” There are
six aspects covered: material organization, time management,
studying strategies, memory techniques, note taking for reading
comprehension and written language. As she states, ultimately the
goal is for independence for the child, but until that happens,
habits and routines most be formed.
The book is formatted so you don’t have to read the whole thing to
work on a specific area. There is also a web site with more
information, including worksheets and handouts. The style is
straightforward and accepting of all students and their families. I
appreciate the checklists in each chapter which serve as a review of
the key elements discussed. The author also includes “homework” to
reinforce new skills and fun activities to do with the family.
Learning styles, which are taught to teachers, are addressed as
well. It is a great idea to let students know their styles so they
know how they need to take in information for it to be meaningful to
them.
This is definitely something that students will need support with.
Anyone who works with students can use the processes outlined to
help make students more effective. Pointing out the benefits of the
strategies always motivates students to continue striving for
improvement. Short vignettes about previous students are included to
illustrate the points and a complete list of resources is included
at the end for readers interested in doing more research.
Instead of blaming children for their failures, “Thinking Organized
for Parents and Children” addresses the problems and offer solutions
and success stories. I would buy this one in bulk to share with
fellow teachers, parents and anyone else who deals with children. As
the saying goes, when you know better, you do better!
Reviewed by Tammy
Petty Conrad for Reader Views (10/07)
www.readerviews.com
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