John Mascazine

Understanding Multiple-birth Children and How They Learn: a Handbook for Parents, Teachers, and Administrators John Mascazine

Pitch for my book: Multiple-Birthsiblings intrigue us. They share a unique relationship. While there have been numerous studies employing twinsand higher order multiples, few studies have Investigated how they learn. UnderstandingMultiple-Birth Children and How They Learn offers advice for parentsand teachers to help them make wise academic decisions. It addresses issues that many parents and teachers encounter. Separatechapters cover: preparing multiples for school, classroom placementdecisions, individual identity and recognition, competition and cooperation issues, and the learning styles ofmultiples. Understanding Multiple-Birth Children and How They Learn contains surveys for use with same-agesiblings. Parents and teachers may use these surveys as they make academicdecisions. Dr. Mascazine draws upon his classroomteaching experiences to share practical ideas.