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School and Learning, Your Child's School, School Performance
School and Learning, Your Child's School, School Performance
School and Learning, Your Child's School, School Performance
School and Learning, Your Child's School, School Performance
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    School Performance

    Underachievement can have many origins, but there are strategies that help to reverse it.

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    School Performance

    A variety of tests may be given to determine a child's giftedness. Assessors sometimes try to test the limits of a child's knowledge.

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    School Performance

    Ask a school counselor to observe your child's classroom behavior when he has trouble completing seatwork.

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    School Performance

    A school psychologist can explain the various tests (e.g., what they are designed to measure), discuss your daughter's performance, and comment on how that is relevant to her current performance.

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    School Performance

    Skipping a child a year means that she will always be one of the youngest students in her class, which may be difficult for her.

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    School Performance

    There is no definitive way to explain why some gifted children do not achieve their potential. Likewise, there are no universal solutions.

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    School Performance

    Play to your child's interests in order to motivate him academically.

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    School Performance

    A smart but distracted child may just need a bit of time to play developmental catch-up.

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    School Performance

    More than one achievement test score needs to be looked at in order to determine if your child's school is providing him and the other students with the education they deserve.

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    School Performance

    Here are some ways you can help your child slow down.

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    School Performance

    With an underperforming child, family and school need to work as a team. Here's how to do it.

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    School Performance

    Retention may not be necessary with enough skill-building during the summer.

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    School Performance

    When your child is enmeshed in a heated rivalry at school, it's up to you and the teacher to turn down the heat.

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    School Performance

    Unfortunately, sometimes a teacher is just not a good match for a child.

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    School Performance

    How can you encourage your child to self-motivate?

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    School Performance

    Some children get distracted during classtime. It can be a problem -- even if their grades aren't affected.

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    School Performance

    It's rarely a good idea to hold back a good student simply because she wants to stick around.

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    School Performance

    Holding your child back a grade can backfire. What do you do then?

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