Transcript FAST: Study Skills for School Success!

FAST: Study Skills for
School Success!
Presented By: Miss Pinto
Agenda
 We 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:
1. Students want to do well in school
2. Students who consistently do well in school
practice good study habits and are well
organized
3. 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
 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 Zone should have…
• a 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
 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
 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)
Handling Homework
1. Ask questions about assignments
2. Discuss your involvement and role in
tonight's study session
3. Student crosses out or checks off each
assignment as it is completed
4. As SOON as each assignment is
completed and parent checks it, the
student should put papers immediately
in their Home/School Communication
Folder
5. 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!
Memorization
Two Types of Memory
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 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
 Make chapter study review cards (SQ3R)
 Make flashcards (math facts, sight words,
vocabulary words and definitions)
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VISUALIZE
 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.