Homework Help Books

I'm a teacher and I love this book. What a great resource for parents and teachers! The format is so user-friendly.

From graphs, to strategies, to specific examples, to exercises to mandallas, Please Help Me with My Homework can help you. Discover learning strategies that can help your child and yourself, if you are still a student or a teacher. Whether you are helping a child with their homework or trying to find ways to learn or teach others new information, this clear and concise book has something for you.

Same Homework: New Plan by Sally G. Hoyle (licensed psychologist for Clinic Psychology from The Ohio State University) is the ultimate guidance for parents and young students struggling children trying to make the grade. As an introduction and exploration of what tactics and other strategies might best work for each individual, Same Homework: New Plan provides a well-researched and highly informative mapping of how to establish a homework routine that is tailored to the reader's child's learning style and family's needs, how to help a child manage and overcome organizational problems, how to make friends of teachers, how to utilize inexpensive office supplies, high-tech gadgets, and easy-to-follow activities to boost self-confidence and independent learning skills, and how to implement personal organizational planning. Same Homework: New Plan is very strongly recommended to all parents, regardless of their child's educational grade status.

This book is worth its weight in gold! I was struggling to get my 8 year-old son to do his homework, and then I found help in this book. It's quick and easy to read, and full of useful suggestions and positive plans to teach your child healthy homework habits. The authors teach that praise and assertive communication are effective tools to motivate your child. They also stress the importance of communication with your child's teacher. Because of the authors' advise, my son now has a dedicated homework area (a desk in his room), and a mandatory homework routine (homework is finished before any TV or video games). The results are that he gets his homework done on time, and with good quality, or he loses privileges for things he enjoys. And guess what? It works. I highly recommend this book for any parent who's tired of the nightly homework battle.

I was recommended this book so to help us with our daughter and our constant fighting over homework. I'm normally skeptical about books that are to help you raise your kids, but I was at the end of my rope and thought what the heck! The book is an overnight read that really helped! It tells you how to structure study time, what to say and what not to say to your child by giving examples of conversations that you swear are right from your house. And the best part is that it tells you exactly what to do to help you create a better study time based on your childs attitude toward homework/school.

I like this book for the way it gives you several options to try if your child is having homework completion issues. Talk them over with your child before using them. There are several blank forms that you can reproduce at the end of the book, including a "Do Not Disturb" sign, or you can find forms on the internet, or even make up your own. There are several good tips on good study habits and how to plan out long-range projects such as reports.

There is a trend with the schools now where they want the parent to check off that this or that has been done, and many schools are requiring "official" student planners. I feel that planners and other aids are fine and actually useful for some students, but for other students and their parents, they can be an unnecessary annoyance, and as a parent, unless there is a problem with the *real* schoolwork being done, tell the teacher that as a good parent, you are not going to be micromanaging.

I think this book, with its concrete "how-to" approach is a great fit with the John Rosemond book, "Ending the Homework Hassle--which has excellent arguments for why parents should NOT micromanage that you can enlighten your child's teacher with.

I looked at the copyright page here on Amazon, and it does not appear to have been revised any since the original pubication date of 1987, so buying used is just fine too.

This book was informational, but stuff I'd pretty much tried. However, it is a good book (I sold it to a friend) great for the 2nd or 3rd grade parent that is getting is first taste of frustration.

As a teacher and parent of three, I found Homework Without Tears to be an excellent book on the subject. The problems most often encountered with children on this topic ("forgetting", not doing their best, refusing to do assignments, etc. are each dealt with individually in a systematic way. The book is very clear in stating the importance of homework in learning responsibility, and that parents must stand firm no matter the age of their children. Consequences are also discussed. Includes helpful charts/checklists.

I know from experience that this book works! It's basically step by step exercises that help you understand/deal with anxiety. The exercises are effective, yet not complicated at all! For any teen anywhere who is dealing with anxiety and needs help. I HIGHLY recommend this book!

This is an Excellent workbook for teens dealing with anxiety. As a mental health professional I have been using this book with my clients.
It is well layed out and easy for teenagers to understand.

This booked was loaned to me by the school guidance councelor because our daughter was having some problems in school. I wanted a copy for myself for future reference. Things are broken down into subject and are age appropriate. I like the question and answer sections in each chapter that helped me to see that my child was not the only one with this particular problem. It was helpful by giving you ideas that you may have never thought of. It covers just about every subject you could want (except foreign language). This is a wonderful book for parents of elementary and middle school students.

This workbook has some helpful activities for use with children of divorce. However, there is no theoretical overview for practitioners, and the activities are "paper and pencil" exercises so not very engaging for children. The vignettes about other children are a helpful addition.