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Burnaby North Burnaby North SecondarySecondary

Study Skills Study Skills Presentations Presentations

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Ways to Help Your Child Develop Effective Ways to Help Your Child Develop Effective Organizational & Study Skills…Organizational & Study Skills…

Use checklists.Use checklists. Prioritize homework assignments.Prioritize homework assignments. Set a designated study space (No T.V. or internet)Set a designated study space (No T.V. or internet) Set a designated study time.Set a designated study time. Keep an organized notebook (date and name on all work).Keep an organized notebook (date and name on all work). Conduct a weekly clean-up of your binder.Conduct a weekly clean-up of your binder. Create a household schedule.Create a household schedule. Keep a master calendar (include dates and information Keep a master calendar (include dates and information

from school calendar).from school calendar). Prepare for the day ahead the night before (do not wait Prepare for the day ahead the night before (do not wait

until you are too tired and ready for bed).until you are too tired and ready for bed). Provide necessary support while your child is learning to Provide necessary support while your child is learning to

become more organized.become more organized.

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How to Nurture a Growing How to Nurture a Growing ReaderReader

1. 1. Read with your childrenRead with your children at least once at least once every day.every day.

2. 2. Make sure they have plenty to readMake sure they have plenty to read. . Take them to the library regularly, and Take them to the library regularly, and keep books and other reading materials keep books and other reading materials in their reach.in their reach.

3. 3. Notice what interests each childNotice what interests each child, then , then help find books about those things.help find books about those things.

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How to Nurture a Growing How to Nurture a Growing Reader continued…Reader continued…

4. 4. Respect your children’s choicesRespect your children’s choices. There’s . There’s nothing wrong with series fiction or graphic nothing wrong with series fiction or graphic novels if that’s what keeps a young reader novels if that’s what keeps a young reader turning the pages.turning the pages.

5. 5. Praise your children’s effortsPraise your children’s efforts and newly and newly acquired skills.acquired skills.

6. 6. Help your children build a personal Help your children build a personal librarylibrary. Age appropriate books, new or used, . Age appropriate books, new or used, make great gifts and appropriate rewards make great gifts and appropriate rewards for reading. Designate a bookcase, shelf or for reading. Designate a bookcase, shelf or box where your children can keep their box where your children can keep their books.books.

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How to Nurture a Growing How to Nurture a Growing Reader continued…Reader continued…

7. 7. Check up on your children’s progressCheck up on your children’s progress. . Listen to them read aloud, read what they Listen to them read aloud, read what they write and ask teachers how they’re doing in write and ask teachers how they’re doing in school.school.

8. 8. Go places and do things with your Go places and do things with your childrenchildren to build their background to build their background knowledge and vocabulary, and to give knowledge and vocabulary, and to give them a basis for understanding what they them a basis for understanding what they read.read.

9. 9. Tell storiesTell stories. It’s a fun way to teach values, . It’s a fun way to teach values, pass on family history and build your pass on family history and build your children’s listening and thinking skills.children’s listening and thinking skills.

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How to Nurture a Growing How to Nurture a Growing Reader continued…Reader continued…

10. 10. Be a reading role modelBe a reading role model. Let your . Let your children see you read, and share some children see you read, and share some interesting things with them that you have interesting things with them that you have read about in books, newspapers or read about in books, newspapers or magazines.magazines.

11. 11. Continue reading aloudContinue reading aloud to older children to older children even after they have learned to read by even after they have learned to read by themselves. Read a book as a family.themselves. Read a book as a family.

12. 12. Encourage writing along with readingEncourage writing along with reading. . Encourage your child to keep a journal.Encourage your child to keep a journal.

13. 13. Subscribe to a magazine appropriate for Subscribe to a magazine appropriate for teen readers teen readers – snowboarding, BMX, National – snowboarding, BMX, National Geographic etc.Geographic etc.

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Difficulty in Starting to Difficulty in Starting to Study?Study?

Do not impose study preferences on your child.Do not impose study preferences on your child.Try the following strategy…Try the following strategy… Change environmentsChange environments Have all equipment nearbyHave all equipment nearby Create a checklist of tasks to be Create a checklist of tasks to be donedone Keep a worry pad Keep a worry pad Set a timer for work and break timesSet a timer for work and break times

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Trouble Focusing While Studying?Trouble Focusing While Studying?

Pick the right environmentPick the right environment Always reduce visual distractionsAlways reduce visual distractions Try to eliminate noise around youTry to eliminate noise around you Prioritize the work to be donePrioritize the work to be done Set a timer Set a timer Have someone test youHave someone test you Teach someone what you have learned Teach someone what you have learned Notice when you are off-taskNotice when you are off-task

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Finished Studying Finished Studying Already?Already?

Your child has been studying for a test for aYour child has been studying for a test for aweek…How do you know if they really know the week…How do you know if they really know the

material or not?material or not?

Have your child create a Have your child create a Study Web Study Web of the concepts of the concepts from the unit to be tested. from the unit to be tested.

or or

Use his/her Use his/her Index CardsIndex Cards to test their knowledge of to test their knowledge of the material.the material.

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Study Using Webs Study Using Webs

How do Concept Maps (Webs) help How do Concept Maps (Webs) help student studying?student studying?

Allow students to organize conceptsAllow students to organize concepts Identify relationships between Identify relationships between

concepts. concepts. Evoke prior knowledge.Evoke prior knowledge. Generate and construct new Generate and construct new

knowledge.knowledge.

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Web ExampleWeb Example

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Steps to WebbingSteps to Webbing Select several concepts from the content material.Select several concepts from the content material. Write each concept on a post-it or small piece of Write each concept on a post-it or small piece of

paper.paper. Select an organizing concept or main idea concept Select an organizing concept or main idea concept

to be placed at the top or center of the map.to be placed at the top or center of the map. Arrange the other concepts in a distinct hierarchy Arrange the other concepts in a distinct hierarchy

under the organizing concept.under the organizing concept. Draw lines between related concepts adding linking Draw lines between related concepts adding linking

words that explain relationships.words that explain relationships. Review and reflect. Review and reflect. Read, Reread & Repeat it out loud! Read, Reread & Repeat it out loud!

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Index Card Study SystemIndex Card Study System

An Index card study system is an An Index card study system is an effective study method because:effective study method because:

Gives an accurate perception of how Gives an accurate perception of how well your child knows the material.well your child knows the material.

Children are forced to think about Children are forced to think about the material rather than just looking the material rather than just looking at it.at it.

Fun study method where children Fun study method where children can work together with a parent. can work together with a parent.

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StepsSteps to Index Card to Index Card StudyingStudying

Have your child review their class notes & readings Have your child review their class notes & readings frequently.frequently.

Generate questions from the material. Be the teacher.Generate questions from the material. Be the teacher. Pay attention to key terms, dates & theories.Pay attention to key terms, dates & theories. Write each question, key term, date, & theory on the Write each question, key term, date, & theory on the

back of an index card. Adding colour and drawings can back of an index card. Adding colour and drawings can aid in the retrieval of informationaid in the retrieval of information

Write the answer, definition, significance, & Write the answer, definition, significance, & explanation on the front of the index card. Again, add explanation on the front of the index card. Again, add colour and drawings.colour and drawings.

Shuffle the cards…Shuffle the cards… Provide explanations, definitions, and answers to your Provide explanations, definitions, and answers to your

index cards. index cards.

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Textbooks Are Great Study Tools… Textbooks Are Great Study Tools… if only my child knew how to use if only my child knew how to use

them…them… Preview the chapter outcomes and make connections to Preview the chapter outcomes and make connections to

what you already knowwhat you already know Copy chapter headings andCopy chapter headings and

subheadings or turn headings into questions subheadings or turn headings into questions before before reading – reading – use a web or index cardsuse a web or index cards

As you read, answer your questions and make new As you read, answer your questions and make new connections – use a web connections – use a web

Make use of text features like bold words, maps, and Make use of text features like bold words, maps, and graphsgraphs

Always put information in your own wordsAlways put information in your own words Use stick-it notes directly in your bookUse stick-it notes directly in your book Make use of the glossary and indexMake use of the glossary and index Use colour and diagrams Use colour and diagrams Teach what you read to someone elseTeach what you read to someone else

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Helpful HintsHelpful Hints

Carry index cards or stick it notes Carry index cards or stick it notes everywhere!everywhere!

If you can’t explain answers by If you can’t explain answers by putting them into your own words… putting them into your own words… you DON’T know the material well you DON’T know the material well enough.enough.

Practice testing. Make games!Practice testing. Make games! Study with someone else.Study with someone else. Play “Why is that important?” Play “Why is that important?”

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Memory TricksMemory Tricks

Mnemonics are devices and Mnemonics are devices and techniques used to improve memory.techniques used to improve memory.

Simple Mnemonics are useful when Simple Mnemonics are useful when trying to memorize facts.trying to memorize facts.

Students can memorize simple Students can memorize simple phrases and the first letter of each phrases and the first letter of each word is the same letter that begins a word is the same letter that begins a word that they need to remember.word that they need to remember.

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Examples MnemonicsExamples Mnemonics

GGreat lakesreat lakes SSome ome (Lake Superior)(Lake Superior) MMen en (Lake Michigan)(Lake Michigan) HHate ate (Lake Huron)(Lake Huron) EEach ach (Lake Erie)(Lake Erie) OOther ther (Lake Ontario)(Lake Ontario)

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More Memory TricksMore Memory Tricks Read aloud:Read aloud:

Hearing what you are reading can Hearing what you are reading can help information stick in your mind.help information stick in your mind.

Visualize:Visualize: Make mental pictures of facts and Make mental pictures of facts and

ideas. Draw real pictures to help ideas. Draw real pictures to help remember facts. remember facts.

Sing it! - Sing it! - Move it!Move it! - - Colour it!Colour it! Teach it!Teach it! - - Play it!Play it! - List it! - List it! Draw it!Draw it! Etc. Etc.

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More Memory TipsMore Memory Tips Write it down:Write it down:

Writing a note to yourself helps Writing a note to yourself helps you remember an idea, even if you you remember an idea, even if you never look at the note again.never look at the note again.

Use Daylight:Use Daylight: Encourage students to study their Encourage students to study their

most difficult subjects during most difficult subjects during daylight hours. Many people can daylight hours. Many people can concentrate more effectively concentrate more effectively during the day. Use multiple during the day. Use multiple modalities (e.g. draw, write a modalities (e.g. draw, write a poem or song, use colour, tell a poem or song, use colour, tell a story).story).

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Helpful Study WebsitesHelpful Study Websites Math – Math – www.purplemath.comwww.purplemath.com www.thatquiz.comwww.thatquiz.com http://www.sparknotes.com/math/http://www.sparknotes.com/math/ www.webmath.comwww.webmath.com

Science –Science – http://www.edquest.ca/content/view/65/http://www.edquest.ca/content/view/65/ http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/elementgames.htmlhttp://education.jlab.org/indexpages/elementgames.html * http://www.studystack.com/category-4* http://www.studystack.com/category-4 * http://www.aolatschool.com/students* http://www.aolatschool.com/students

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Helpful Study Websites Helpful Study Websites Con’tCon’t

English – English – http://www.sparknotes.com/ http://www.sparknotes.com/ http://palc.sd40.bc.ca/palc/Quiz/gramquiz.htm http://palc.sd40.bc.ca/palc/Quiz/gramquiz.htm http://www.teachervision.fen.com/page/8014.html?fqjp&detoured=1http://www.teachervision.fen.com/page/8014.html?fqjp&detoured=1

Social Studies –Social Studies –

http://www.sparknotes.com/history/http://www.sparknotes.com/history/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/timeline/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/timeline/

100Eventsframe.htm100Eventsframe.htmhhttp://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/change/index.cfmttp://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/change/index.cfm

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Helpful Study Websites Helpful Study Websites Con’tCon’t

For parents – For parents – http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.comhttp://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com

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If you have questionsIf you have questionsplease contact Ms. Davis or please contact Ms. Davis or

Mr. GengeMr. Genge

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