Or At Least Just Hate It Less Andrew West MEd School Counselor WalkerGrant Middle School 3721145 x2210 awestcityschoolscom The Missing Class in Your Childs Education Study Skills ID: 402485
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How to Make Your Child Enjoy Organization and Studying!(Or At Least Just Hate It Less!)
Andrew West M.Ed.School CounselorWalker-Grant Middle School372-1145 x2210 awest@cityschools.comSlide2
The Missing Class in Your Child’s Education… Study Skills
Test-Taking SkillsOrganizationTime ManagementPrioritizationGoal SettingSlide3
The Importance of Organization:Do I Have Everything I Need to Study?Slide4
Developing a Study Time & Place
Quiet AreaGood lightingAll supplies availableFree of distractionsDesk or table is bestRegular Time Each DayInterruptions don’t count towards goal!
Set a Good Example
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Parents: Setting a Good Example
Pay the billsClean & Organize!Read the paper/bookDo your own homeworkDo some choresFill in your own agenda or calendarWhen you’re both done, talk about what you’ve accomplished.Slide6
Managing TimeDo what has the earliest deadline first.If times runs short, the priorities will be finished.
Do the harder subjects first.Save the “easy” subjects for when you may get more tired.Do what’s required first.Finish the optional assignments later.Slide7
The Agenda a.k.a. The Planner
A tool that helps make time visible.Keeps track of both immediate deadlines and long-term projects.
Keeps track of school and personal life.
Estimate how long things take.
Calculate how much time you have to complete work.
Block out study time in your schedule.Slide8
The Sales Pitch
Being Organized will…Lead to better grades!
Give you less stress!
Give you more free time!Slide9
How to use it…Slide10
A Typical Middle School AgendaSlide11
A New and Improved Agenda!Slide12
STUDY SKILLSSlide13
To Become Effective at Studying, Know Different Ways to Study
Read and RepeatFlash CardsAcronyms- Examples: ROY G BIV, HOMES
Songs, Poems, Raps
Silly Phrases- The sillier the better!
Drawings and diagrams
Self-test
Study-BuddySlide14
LEARNING STYLES
Different styles of learning require different styles of studying.
Visual Learners
– Learn best by seeing
Auditory Learners
– Learn best hearing
Kinesthetic Learners
– Learn best by doing
Take
a
Learning Style Quiz to find out what type of learner you are.
(These can be found online
and vary in length. )
Once you know your learning style, focus on studying in ways which cater to your style (by seeing, listening or physically doing something with the information).Slide15
Ways to StudySlide16
More Ways to Study
Make up Rhymes or Songs
.
(
In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue).
Make up
Acronyms.
(ROY G BIV, HOMES, SCUBA)
Use
Alliteration.
(
Bees bring bunches of big honey gobs)
.
Make
Mental Connections
or
Mental Links.
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. Think “Edi-
SUN
”. The sun makes light like a bulb.
Use Visualizations.
(The Dept. of Agriculture is part of the president’s Cabinet. Visualize a cabinet with corn in it).
Make
Drawings
or
Pictures.