How to Tutor Your Own Child: Boost Grades and Inspire a Lifelong Love of Learning--Without Paying for a Professional Tutor (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781607740278)

Tutoring today is a $4 billion industry (yes--billion) with companies like Sylvan Learning Center and Kaplan Tutoring cashing in. So, what are parents of today's overextended students to do? Top professional tutor Marina Koestler Ruben empowers you to take a do-it-yourself approach to your child's after-school enrichment. As a parent-tutor, you will learn how provide holistic academic support for your children and create an intellectual environment in the home--strengthening your relationship and improving parent-child communication in the process.

Ruben's accessible guide shows you how to balance big-picture curiosity with the academic nitty-gritties of homework assignments, organization, and electronic resources. Building on her proven "Six-Step Session" format, Ruben shares the secrets to tutoring children in any subject from kindergarten through high school--all with a warm, entertaining tone that will inspire you to inspire them.

Author: Marina Koestler Ruben
ISBN-10: 1607740273
ISBN-13: 9781607740278
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Language: English
Published: 08/02/2011
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 06/01/2011 pg. 108
Booklist 07/01/2011 pg. 9