10 Steps to Develop Great Learners: Visible Learning for Parents

What can concerned parents and carers do to ensure their children, of all ages, develop great learning habits which will help them achieve their maximum at school and in life? John Hattie, one of the most respected and renowned education researchers in the world, draws on his globally famous Visible Learning research to provide some answers. Writing this book with his own son Kyle, the Hatties offer a 10-step plan to nurturing curiosity and intellectual ambition while providing a home environment that encourages and values learning.

Key Features

• Communicating effectively with teachers
• Being the ‘first learner’ and demonstrating openness to new ideas and thinking
• Choosing the right school for your child
• Promoting the ‘language of learning’
• Having appropriately high expectations and understanding the power of feedback

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These simple steps, based on the strongest of research evidence and packed full of practical advice, can be followed by any parent or carer to support and enhance learning and maximize the potential of their children. Anyone concerned about the education and development of our children should read this book. For parents, it is an essential guide that could make a vital difference to your child's life. For schools, school leaders, and education authorities, this is a book you should be encouraging every parent to read to support learning and maximize opportunities for all.

John Hattie is Emeritus Laureate Professor at the Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Australia. He is one of the world’s best known and most widely read education experts, and his Visible Learning series of books have been translated into 29 different languages and have sold over 1 million copies.

Kyle Hattie is a Year 6 Teacher working in a primary school in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. Over his 10-year career, he has taught at many year levels, from Prep to Year 6 in both Australia and New Zealand. Kyle has held various leadership titles and has a passion for understanding how students become learners.

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"John Hattie has devoted his life to helping children learn—and enjoy learning. This book is chock full of great ideas for how parents can help their children become eager and effective learners." Carol Dweck, author of ‘Mindset’ and Lewis & Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology, Stanford University, US

"A provocative new look at how parents can best support their children’s learning underpinned by both in-depth research evidence and hands-on parenting. From the man who used mass research to show teachers how to get the best out of their teaching and his schoolteacher son, an irresistible combination and a fascinating insight for parents." Wendy Berliner, author of ‘Great Minds and How to Grow Them’ and ‘How to Succeed at School’

"The most precious gift we can give our children is the confidence, capacity and appetite for learning. To not shy away from things that are challenging, changing and complicated is the foundation for a fulfilling and adventurous life. In their new book, father and son team John and Kyle Hattie offer sound, practical advice that is based on an irresistible blend of solid scholarship and wise first-hand experience. One of the best parenting books I have ever read." Guy Claxton, author of The Learning Power Approach and The Future of Teaching

"As a father of three and an educationalist, I have read many books on family education. When I got John and Kyle Hattie's manuscript to read, something happened that has never happened before: I couldn't stop reading! The book is a treasure trove of helpful hints and vivid examples, full of life experience and scientific foundation. Everything presented in the book can be scientifically proven, which makes it stand out in the long line of parenting guides that often spread more myths than truths." Klaus Zierer, Professor of Education, University of Augsburg, Germany

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