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Study Skills Articles
Includes more than 100 practical articles written by Dr. Strichart. Topics include good study habits, managing time, reading and taking notes from textbooks, learning styles, preparing for college, study motivation, setting goals, and much more. Each can be printed.
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Includes more than 1,500 useful study tips submitted by students, teachers, and parents from all over the world. The tips range from elementary school through college, and even graduate school. You will see an archive of tips going all the way back to 2007.
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Includes assessments for learning style, test anxiety, procrastination, concentration, motivation, math study skills, social skills, and self-esteem. Each assessment takes about five minutes to complete. You will immediately see your score along with recommendations.
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Print Curriculums
Separate skills-based curriculums for grades 4 to 8, 9-12, and struggling learners. Each curriculum contains a student activity book with more than 100 engaging activities requiring writing, a teacher's guide, and an optional online assessment tied directly to the skills taught in the curriculum.
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Online Curriculums
Separate skills-based curriculums for grades 4 to 8, 9 to 12, and struggling learners. Same content as our print curriculums. Students complete all activities online. All work is automatically saved. Teachers can view and comment on students' work. Students can view teachers' comments.
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Study Skills Guides
Separate guides for elementary, middle, and high school. Each guide presents 20 study skills topics in a colorful format, each on a separate page. The guides are designed for students to carry with them for quick reference. Similar study skills handbooks are available for struggling learners.
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Study Skills Articles
Some of our Study Skills articles
Taking Notes in Class
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Math Word Problems
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LD Accommodations
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Venn Diagram
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Building Vocabulary
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ACT Test Taking Tips
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Study skills self-assessments
Each assessment takes about five minutes to complete. You will immediately see your score along with recommendations.
Study Tips
Here are two study tips from over 1,500 tips submitted by students and teachers
I'm a big fan of sticky notes. I use them when I read my textbooks. When I read something that is especially important, I put a sticky alongside it with a *. If there's something I need to ask my teacher about, I use a sticky with a ?.
Amanda Peterson, Student, HS senior Montana
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I lost points on my last essay test because my teacher said she could hardly read my writing. That made me mad because I knew the stuff on the test. Next time I'll write more neatly, but you still have to know the stuff. So study hard and use good handwriting.
Silvia Washington, Student, 10th Grade Washington
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Teaching Tips
Here are two teachings tips from our collection of over 250 practical tips
Selective Attention
Students are apt to do many things in class that you do not approve of. You can go crazy trying to respond to everything. Some of these things can be ignored without negative consequences. Save your energy for those things that have to be attended to.
Return Work Quickly
Grade and return work to students as quickly as possible. The greater the interval between a student handing in and receiving graded work, the less impact your feedback will have.