Overcoming Underachieving An Action Guide to Helping Your Child Succeed in School

This book is for the tens of thousands of parents desperate for practical information on how they can help their underachieving children do better academically. Written by nationally recognized experts on children's learning problems, it provides parents with a keen understanding of how children learn and offers guidance on how they can take an active role in assessing and addressing their children's learning disabilities.

Sam Goldstein, PhD, is a member of the faculty at the University of Utah and a nationally recognized expert in child development. He has published eight previous books as well as numerous scientific articles and videos. His books for parents include Hyperactivity: Why Won't My Child Pay Attention? and Lonely, Sad and Angry: A Parent's Guide to Depression in Children and Adolescents. Nancy Mather, PhD, is Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Arizona in Tucson, where she teaches courses in the diagnosis and instruction of children with learning problems. She has authored three previous books and numerous educational articles