Transcript Study Skills Presentation

Presented Ali Cregan and
Zo Sanchez
Study Skills
for School
Success!
Agenda
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will discuss …
how to create an effective study zone
the importance of setting consistent
homework and studying routines
learning about learning
suggested study tools
Study Skills for School Success!
This study skills workshop was created
with the following in mind:
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Students can do well in school when
they practice good study habits and
are well organized
Study skills and organizational skills
do not come naturally to most people –
they must be learned
Discussion Time
What
does your child’s work
space look like?
Create a Study Zone
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How should it look?
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Comfortable
No Distractions
Well lit
Organized
Necessary supplies
Personalize it
Students remember more if they do their
homework in the same place and same time
each night!
Organizing the Study Zone
 Study
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Zone should have…
special place where your
child puts parent notices
monthly calendar to write
down ALL activities and due
dates
Study times blocked off in
advance
Setting Study Zone Routines
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When student gets home they should empty
Home/School Communication Folder and
organize papers in their Study Zone
Student adds new information to monthly
calendar
Parent checks Study Zone
Student puts signed papers back in
Home/School Communication Folder
Student and parent create a To-Do list
Setting Study Zone Routines
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Turn off TV, radio, or any other distracting
devises and remove cell phones etc.
Check and retrieve additional supplies if
needed
Fix a snack - you don’t need an excuse
for your child to get up!
Set time by estimating how long each
assignment will take
Ask student to number assignments in
order from first to last (Most difficult or
least favorite assignment first)
Learning Styles:
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Visual – learn by seeing
Auditory – learn by hearing
Kinesthetic – learn by doing
Everyone learns differently – study in ways
that are most helpful to you!
Handling Homework
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Ask questions about assignments
Discuss your involvement and role in tonight's
study session
Student crosses out or checks off each
assignment as it is completed
As SOON as each assignment is completed
and parent checks it, the student should put
papers immediately in their Home/School
Communication Folder
Rewards student’s progress!
Setting High Standards
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Expect Excellent Work
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Expect good, readable handwriting
Use complete sentences
Answers questions thoroughly, using
examples and details
Encourage student to double-checking
their work (especially in math)
By doing these things students learn
more and don’t need to study as
much!
Two Types of Memory
Memorization
Working Memory
Long Term memory
Short term memorizing
“Cramming”
Learned material only
makes it to your
“working memory”
Learned material will
soon be forgotten
Learned material makes
it to your “long-term
memory”
Review and revisit
material often
Information should be
reviewed ten minutes after
learning and every seven
days to keep in long-term
memory
WHICH IS BETTER?
Learning About Learning 2
How Do People Learn?
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1 % through TASTE
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1.5 % through TOUCH
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3.5% through SMELL
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11% through HEARING
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83% through SIGHT
What Does This Mean?
Learning About Learning 3
How Much People Retain
(Remember)?
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10% of what you READ
20% of what you HEAR
30% of what you SEE
50% of what you SEE and HEAR at the same time
70% of what you SAY as you talk
90% of what you SAY as you DO a thing
What Does This Mean ?
Test Taking 3
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When studying students should
recite, write, visualize
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RECITE
 Describe
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or explain topics
aloud; put in your own words
Teach the information to
someone else
Engage in a simulation or role
play
Test Taking 4
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WRITE
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Make chapter study review cards(SQ3R)
Make flashcards (math facts, sight words,
vocabulary words and definitions)
VISUALIZE
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Close eyes and “picture in mind” any
chart, diagram, word, map, event, time
period, scene, experiment, or character
that they are trying to remember
S = Survey
SQ3R
Look over the chapter title and all the pictures to get an idea
of what you are supposed to learn from the reading.
Q = Question Come up with some questions that could be answered while
you read.
R1 = Read
R2 = Recite
R3 = Review
Think about answering the questions you came up with and
what might come next in the reading.
After reading a section ask yourself questions
about what you have read. You can take notes about
the reading.
Review what you have read by covering up the key phrases
and seeing if you can recall them.
Work With Teachers to Resolve
Problems
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Talk with teacher early in the school year
before problems arise.
Contact teacher as soon as you suspect a
problem.
Request a meeting with teacher to discuss
concerns – explain what you think is going on.
Let teacher know if our child finds assignments
too hard or too easy.
Work out a way to solve or lessen the
problem.
Keep communication open and clear.
Follow up to make sure plan you set-up is
working.
Study Tips by Students
"If you are allowed to chew gum in school here is a tip for you...
Chew a weird flavor of gum while studying and while taking the
test chew the same type of gum... It is weird but it works because
it makes a connection to what you studied. "
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• " If you have a study guide, then use that to make notes on
how to remember the questions and answers. When you
are looking back on the questions and answers, you can
see how to remember them by looking at your handwritten
notes."
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"Writing note neatly really helps. I think I learn much better
when the notes are really easy to read and the pictures are
neat!"
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“I write key points from my reading down on flashcards.
Then I study them and make connections with my
notes."
Comments /Questions?
 Upcoming
parent Meetings
January
 Information
 OMS
posted
Website (upcoming events), grade
level newsletters, monthly OMS
newsletter, Parent Resource Room 325
(books, brochures, hand outs, personal
guidance by parent liaison.