A foremost "New Yorker" and "New York Times" journalist reverses three decades of thinking about what creates successful children, solving the mysteries of why some succeed and others fail -- and of how to move individual children toward their full potential for success.

"A practical, informative guide for understanding how to capture the brain's . . . power and achieve better results at all grade levels, in all content areas"--

Max Leonard is convinced that he will never succeed with memorizing his multiplication tables; and his brain "freezes" during timed tests. But to everyone's surprise, Max has been completing algebra problems sets in his spare time! Max, his parents and teachers are amazed by his math "potential."

Katie always thought her dad was smart--he is one of the busiest attorneys in town. People are always asking him for advice. She has been a bit confused ever since asking him for help with her weekly spelling list. How can her very smart dad struggle with one of her spelling words? This definitely didn't make sense. The word Mississippi has changed everything ... This frank and thoughtful approach to dyslexia is an important exploration of the various...

"Since 1999, the movement to differentiate instruction to the needs, interests, and abilities of individual students has been guided by this monumental work written by Carol Ann Tomlinson, the leading authority in the field. This new edition updates the original book's timeless advice with Tomlinson's fresh insights drawn from years of supporting differentiation in various grade levels, all subjects, and all types of schools: Learn how to apply the...

Carolyn has been practicing cursive handwriting, but is frustrated by her lack of success. Her classmate, Stacey Coolidge, has no problem with it, creating more self doubt for Carolyn. Carolyn's teacher finds a way to convince her that creative writing and cursive handwriting are two unrelated skills.