How to Make Your Child Enjoy Organization and Studying! ( Or At Least Just Hate It Less!) Andrew...
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How to Make Your Child Enjoy Organization and Studying! (Or At Least Just Hate It Less!) Andrew West M.Ed. School Counselor Walker-Grant Middle School 372-1145 x2210 [email protected]
How to Make Your Child Enjoy Organization and Studying! ( Or At Least Just Hate It Less!) Andrew West M.Ed. School Counselor Walker-Grant Middle School
How to Make Your Child Enjoy Organization and Studying! ( Or At
Least Just Hate It Less!) Andrew West M.Ed. School Counselor
Walker-Grant Middle School 372-1145 x2210
[email protected]
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The Missing Class in Your Childs Education Study Skills
Test-Taking Skills Organization Time Management Prioritization Goal
Setting
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The Importance of Organization: Do I Have Everything I Need to
Study?
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Developing a Study Time & Place Quiet Area Good lighting
All supplies available Free of distractions Desk or table is best
Regular Time Each Day Interruptions dont count towards goal! Set a
Good Example
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Parents: Setting a Good Example Pay the bills Clean &
Organize! Read the paper/book Do your own homework Do some chores
Fill in your own agenda or calendar When youre both done, talk
about what youve accomplished.
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Managing Time Do 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.
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The Agenda a.k.a. The Planner A 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.
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The Sales Pitch Being Organized will Lead to better grades!
Give you less stress! Give you more free time!
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How to use it
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A Typical Middle School Agenda
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A New and Improved Agenda!
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STUDY SKILLS
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To Become Effective at Studying, Know Different Ways to Study
Read and Repeat Flash Cards Acronyms- Examples: ROY G BIV, HOMES
Songs, Poems, Raps Silly Phrases- The sillier the better! Drawings
and diagrams Self-test Study-Buddy
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LEARNING STYLES Different styles of learning require different
styles of studying. 1.Visual Learners Learn best by seeing
2.Auditory Learners Learn best hearing 3.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).
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Ways to Study
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More Ways to Study 1)Make up Rhymes or Songs. ( In 1492,
Columbus sailed the ocean blue). 2)Make up Acronyms. (ROY G BIV,
HOMES, SCUBA) 3)Use Alliteration. (Bees bring bunches of big honey
gobs). 4)Make Mental Connections or Mental Links. Thomas Edison
invented the light bulb. Think Edi-SUN. The sun makes light like a
bulb. 5)Use Visualizations. (The Dept. of Agriculture is part of
the presidents Cabinet. Visualize a cabinet with corn in it).
6)Make Drawings or Pictures.