| Description |
x, 351 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. The current crisis -- 2. How boys learn -- 3. Helping boys learn before they begin school -- 4. Effective preschool and early learning environments for boys -- 5. Removing key environmental stressors from boys' lives -- 6. Helping boys learn reading, writing, and language arts -- 7. Helping boys learn math and science -- 8. Using single-gender classrooms effectively -- 9. A new vision of learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, and behavioral disorders -- 10. Confronting undermotivation and underperformance in boy's learning -- 11. What parents and teachers can do to motivate boys to learn -- 12. Helping sensitive boys in our schools -- App. Ten tips for handling bullying among boys |
| Summary |
"In this practical book, Michael Gurian and Kathy Stevens show parents and teachers how to help our boys overcome their current classroom obstacles and failures. They offer clear-cut step-by-step guidance to help boys fulfill themselves, use their intelligence, work with their unique natural gifts, expand every bit of their potential, and ultimately succeed in life."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Boys -- Education.
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Boys -- Psychology.
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Sex differences in education.
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Academic achievement.
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| Author |
Stevens, Kathy, 1949-
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| LC no. |
2005000229 |
| ISBN |
0787977616 (alk. paper) |
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