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Essential Study Skills is the study skill curriculum that teaches what students need to know to succeed and thrive in schoolOften, the reason why students fail to achieve their academic potential is not because they don’t try hard enough, but because they have never learned the basic study skills necessary for success. The forty lessons in Essential Study Skills will teach your students to “work smarter, not harder.” Students who master these skills will spend less time, and accomplish more during homework and study time. Their test study will be more productive and they will get better grades. Reading comprehension and vocabulary will improve. Their writing will make more sense and essays will be easier to plan and complete. They will memorize better and forget less. Their schoolwork will seem easier and will be much more enjoyable. Lastly, students will feel better about themselves as learners and will be more motivated to succeed. Ideal curriculum for study skill, life skill, Advocacy/Advisory, Opportunity Program classes. The easy-to-follow lesson format of 1. Personal Assessment 2. Study Skill Tips and 3. Reflection is ideal for self-guided learning and practice. 128 pages

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  • Often, the reason why students fail to achieve their academic potential is not because they don’t try hard enough, but because they have never learned the basic study skills necessary for success. The forty lessons in Essential Study Skills will teach your students to “work smarter, not harder.” Students who master these skills will spend less time, and accomplish more during homework and study time. Their test study will be more productive and they will get better grades. Reading comprehension and vocabulary will improve. Their writing will make more sense and essays will be easier to plan and complete. They will memorize better and forget less. Their schoolwork will seem easier and will be much more enjoyable. Lastly, students will feel better about themselves as learners and will be more motivated to succeed. Ideal curriculum for study skill, life skill, Advocacy/Advisory, Opportunity Program classes.


    The easy-to-follow lesson format of 1. Personal Assessment 2. Study Skill Tips and 3. Reflection is ideal for self-guided learning and practice. Here are the lessons in Essential Study Skills--


     Reading Study Skills

    1. Choosing and Reading the Right Books

    2. Reading Habits-The Bad and the Good

    3. Silent Reading Fluency and Speed Reading

    4. Interactive Reading

    5. Building Comprehension-The SCRIP Comprehension Strategies

    6. Inferences-Reading Between the Lines

    7. Marginal Annotations

    8. Reading Non-Fiction Strategies

    9. Skimming and Scanning

    Writing Study Skills

    10. Parts of Speech

    11. Grammatical Sentence Openers

    12. Spelling Rules      

    13. Punctuation Rules

    14. Writing Complex Sentences

    15. Writing Style Errors

    16. Essay Writing Rules

    17. Introductory Paragraphs

    18. Body Paragraphs

    19. Concluding Paragraphs

    Listening/ Note-taking/Test-taking

    20. Active Listening with ED IS PC

    21. Note-taking

    22. Test Preparation

    23. Objective Test-taking Strategies

    24. Matching Test-taking Strategies

    25. Fill-in-the-Blank Test-taking Strategies

    26. Multiple Choice Test-taking Strategies

    How to Get Organized and Study Effectively

    27. Study Environment and Time Management        

    28. The Daily Review

    29. Grouping Memorization Technique

    30. Association Memorization Technique

    31. Linking Memorization Technique

    32. Catch Words Memorization Technique

    33. Catch Sentences Memorization Technique

    Vocabulary Development

    34. Syllabication Rules          

    35. Greek and Latin Word Parts

    36. Context Clues

    Motivation/ Goal-Setting/Attitude

    37. How to Get Motivated    

    38. How to Avoid Procrastination

    39. How to Set Goals

    40. Positive Mental Attitude


    128 pages

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