Providing strategies for parents to use to show their children how to take an active role in their own learning, this book discusses developing successful study skills, how speaking and listening can enhance your children's reading and writing skills, and techniques to help children expand their vocabularies. It focuses on helping children how to learn. After an introduction, chapters in the book are: (1) Active Reading and Writing; (2) Successful Study Skills and Test-Taking Strategies; (3) Speaking and Listening; (4) Expanding Your Child's Vocabulary; (5) Exploring Your Neighborhood and Beyond; (6) Participating in Your Community; (7) Active Television Viewing; and (8) Teamwork Learning. (RS)