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Tutoring:
A Guide for Parents
By Dale Devier, MS, Crystal Evans, MS
and Angela Waguespack, PhD
Nova Southeastern University

 

Choosing a tutor

Resources

Favaro, P. (1995). Smart Parenting: An easy approach to raising happy, well-adjusted kids. McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books. ISBN: 0809234319.

Greene, L. J. (1998). Finding help when your child is struggling in school. New York: Golden Books Adult Publishing. ISBN: 0307440753.

Rathvon, N. (1996). The unmotivated child: Helping your underachiever become a successful student . New York: Fireside. ISBN: 0684803062.

Rimm, S. (1997). Dr. Sylvia Rimm's smart parenting: How to parent so children will learn. New York: Crown. ISBN: 060980121X.

Wood, T. (2004). See Johnny read! The 5 most effective ways to end your son's reading problems. New York: McGraw Hill/Contemporary Books. ISBN: 0071417214.

Websites

Boys and Girls Club of America- www.bgca.org/programs/education.asp

National Reading Panel Report - www.natioanlreadingpanel.org

Reading Rockets- www.readingrockets.org

Reading Pains- www.readingpains.com

U.S. Department of Education No Child Left Behind - www.NoChild LeftBehind.gov

 

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Dale Devier, MS, is an early childhood education teacher in Broward County, FL and a graduate student in the Specialist Program in School Psychology at Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale. Crystal Evans, MS, is a guidance counselor in Broward County and also in the Specialist Program in School Psychology at Nova Southeastern University. Angela Waguespack, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Center for Psychological Studies, School Psychology Program at Nova Southeastern University, and previously worked as a school psychologist for the School Board of Broward County, FL. This article is adapted from the authors' handout in Helping Children at Home and School II: Handouts for Families and Educators (2004, National Association of School Psychologists). .
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