The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child (Paperback)

The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child

"Richard Lavoie's work has become a centerpiece in teacher preparation curriculum across the United States. The principles espoused by Lavoie in this book are testimony to what many effective educators have known for a long time: in learning, often the journey is just as important as the destination. This is a must-read for anyone connected with the field of education."-- Michael E. Spagna, Ph.D., professor and executive director, the Center for Teaching and Learning, Michael D. Eisner College of Education, California State University, Northridge --This text refers to the Kindle edition.

For quickly assessing a child's motivational type and finding the targeted ideas for their type, begin in chapter three (at p. 107 in the hardcover edition), then skip to the relevant chapter for the child's type.

This The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child book is strongly recommended for:

-strategies to help your children stay motivated in a new school program.

-the needs of the learning disabled child, also the professional educator and parent.

-re-evaluate view of the role of teacher and reassess what dynamic teaching is all about.

-anyone who deals with a non-compliant student or child, and learn the difference between motivation and behavior modification.

-all special education teachers.

-helps us to understand why things might be going wrong in a child's life and proposes solutions that really work.

See also the DVD of Rick Lavoie: Motivation Breakthrough (2008). This 6 secrets to turning on the tuned-out child DVD  is an excellent resource and companion piece to the book by the same name.