Study strategies for early school success : seven steps to improve learning / by Sandi Sirotowitz, Leslie Davis, Harvey C. Parker ; [illustrated by Richard Dimatteo ; edited by Wendy Thomson].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sirotowitz, Sandi, 1946-

Contributor:

Davis, Leslie.

Parker, Harvey C.

Dimatteo, Richard.

Thomson, Wendy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Study and teaching.

Education.

Study skills.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Place of Publication:

Plantation, Fla. : Specialty Press, Inc., 2003 (2006 printing)

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This collection of more than 70 study strategies teaches children in grades three through six efficient and effective learning techniques. Experienced educators share their tips to better organize school work, understand and use different learning styles, improve reading ability, and prepare for oral presentations and tests. Line drawings, charts, and diagrams enliven and clarify each of the strategies. Accompanying activity sheets round out the learning process.

Contents:

Front Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents; 1 Getting Organized to Succeed; Are You Organized?; Get Ready! Get Set! Get Shopping!; Organize Your School Supplies; Organize Your School Papers You Need Now; Organize Your School Papers You Will Need Later; Organizing Your Bedroom; Picture Perfect Bedroom; Get Energized to Organize; Desktop Disaster; Grade Tracking; Doing Your Work; Get It Done Today!; Be the Best That You Can Be!; 2 Seven Steps to Homework Success; Homework Self-Check; Using a Homework Planner; Monthly Planner

Getting Homework When You Are AbsentWhere, When, and How Do You Do Your Best Work?; The Learning StationTM; How to Build a Learning StationTM; My Perfect Study Area; Homework? How, When, and Where?; What is Your Time Schedule Like?; Direction Finder; Solutions for Common Homework Problems; Ask for Help When You Need It; Talking with Teachers Can Be Easy; Brainstorming When You Are Stuck on a Problem; Taking Breaks So Your Brain Can Rest; Roadblocks to Concentration; 5 Top Reasons Why We All Make Mistakes; Learning From Mistakes; Proofreading Your Work; Double-Checking Math Work

But Teacher, I Did My Homework-It's At Home with My Lunch3 Reading for Meaning; Picture Perfect Understanding; How to Paraphrase: "The One Sentence Summary"; More Picture Perfect Understanding; Showers of Understanding; Mind Mapping; Vocabulary; Four Column Dictionary; Index Cards and a Picture Vocabulary; The Notebook Paper Method for Learning Vocabulary Words; 3 Easy Steps to Tackling Textbooks; 4 Organizing Written Reports; How Do You Do at Report Writing?; Two Fun Plans for Book Reports: Chapter Maps and Reading Logs; A Chapter a Day Will Pave the Way; 7 Steps to the Finish Line

5 Giving Oral PresentationsChoosing a Terific Topic; Selecting Sources of Information; Organizing the Presentation; Presenting the Speech; Tips on Practicing Your Delivery; 6 Learning Style, Memory, and Attention; What is Your Learning Style?; How Do You Remember Best?; Silly Sentences; Wacky Words; Charming Charts; Can You Picture It?; Amazing Associatons; Silly Rhymes; I Can Pay Attention TODAY; I Can Do My Best In Class; Was I Paying Attention?; 7 Taking Tests; Are You Quick Quiz Qualified?; Today's Test; Matching Tests; True or False Tests; Fill-in -the-Blanks Tests

Multiple Choice TestsLearning From Old Tests; Internet Homework Resources; Answer Key; Forms You May Copy

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-886941-50-5

OCLC:

760887524