Why bright kids get poor grades and what you can do about it : a six-step program for parents and teachers / Sylvia Rimm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-379) and index.

Ch.1. What is underachievement? -- Ch.2. Early risks -- Ch.3. Parents as a role model -- Ch.4. Dependency and dominance -- Ch.5. School causes of underachievement syndrome -- Ch.6. Parenting toward achievement -- Ch.7. Teaching toward achievement -- Ch.8. How you can reserve underachievement syndrome using the Trifocal model-Step one: Assessment -- Ch.9. Step two: Communication between teachers, parents, and students -- Ch.10. The next three steps: expectations, role models, and deficiencies -- Ch.11. What you can do for dependent children -- Ch.12. What you can do for dominant conforming -- Ch.13. What you can do for dominant noncomforming -- Ch.14. Overview.