Assisting Your Child in Developing Good Study Habits

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.com

The Missing Class in Your Childs EducationStudy SkillsTest-Taking SkillsOrganizationTime ManagementPrioritizationGoal Setting

The Importance of Organization:Do I Have Everything I Need to Study?

Developing a Study Time & PlaceQuiet AreaGood lightingAll supplies availableFree of distractionsDesk or table is bestRegular Time Each DayInterruptions dont count towards goal!Set a Good Example

Parents: Setting a Good ExamplePay the billsClean & Organize!Read the paper/bookDo your own homeworkDo some choresFill in your own agenda or calendar

When youre both done, talk about what youve accomplished.

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 whats required first.Finish the optional assignments later.

The Agenda a.k.a. The PlannerA 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.

The Sales PitchBeing Organized willLead to better grades!Give you less stress!Give you more free time!

How to use it

A Typical Middle School Agenda

A New and Improved Agenda!

STUDY SKILLS

To Become Effective at Studying, Know Different Ways to StudyRead and RepeatFlash CardsAcronyms- Examples: ROY G BIV, HOMESSongs, Poems, RapsSilly Phrases- The sillier the better!Drawings and diagramsSelf-testStudy-Buddy

LEARNING STYLESDifferent 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).

Ways to Study

More Ways to StudyMake 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 presidents Cabinet. Visualize a cabinet with corn in it).Make Drawings or Pictures.