Spark Your Child's Success in Math and Science: Practical Advice for ParentsLawrence Hall of Science, University of California at Berkeley, Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS), 2002 - Education - 157 pages Decades of educational research tells us that an involved parent contributes overwhelmingly to her child's grades, school attendance, positive attitudes at school, likelihood of graduation, and desire to enroll in higher education. This is true regardless of the parent's academic achievement, cultural background, or family status. Written around this central message, "Spark Your Child's Success in Math and Science" is an accessible and practical sourcebook for parents who want to understand and contribute to their children's success in math and science-and to their overall education. "Spark Your Child's Success in Math and Science "offers a variety of ways in which parents can begin or renew their involvement in their child's education. It's arranged in bite-sized pieces, to make it easy to spot topics of interest, and features three main chapters: " A Parent's Role " Math and Science Education Today " The Spirit of Inquiry: Keeping the Scientist Alive in Your Child Writing with warmth and unintimidating language, the authors draw from the wealth of educational knowledge at the University of California at Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science. LHS is one of the nation's leading centers for science and math education; instructional materials developed at LHS are in use in over 20 percent of the country's elementary schools. Jacqueline Barber is Associate Director of LHS and leads the Curriculum Research and Development division. In tandem with this book, LHShas created a corollary Web site dedicated to parents and their involvement in their child's education. Please see www.lhsparent.org. Also available: |
