Study SkillsSEPTA Meeting

October 24, 2012

Study Skills

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Study Skills

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Study Skills

Study Skills

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Study Skills

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Study Skills

Study Skills

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Learning Modalities

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Self-Assessment of Modality Strengths

Agenda Books

Homework checklist with the following items for each subject:•_____I have the materials I need to do the assignment (book, notes, handouts).•_____I completed the assignment.•_____I checked the assignment to be sure it was correct.•_____There was no homework in this subject tonight.By making multiple copies of the checklist, your child can use one for each subject each night – independently or with your help.

Organizing Homework

• Third or fourth grade, your child should be encouraged to use agenda books and calendars. • Large "family" calendar in a common area, all members of your family can write in and check events, such as sports practices, family outings, and school dates.• Encourage your child to use the monthly calendar in agenda book. • Transfer his personal events from the family calendar to the agenda book (including free/play time). • Unless your child regularly refers to the calendar, its value will diminish.

Organizing Time

• Routines about when and where homework is completed are essential. • Have an identified study space in the home. • The space should be free of visual and auditory distractions (including games, TV, radio, and other children). It should have a clear work surface, good light, and a comfortable yet well- structured chair. • All necessary supplies should be on hand before the child starts, including a dictionary, pencils, paper, ruler, and calculator.

Organizing Space

• Routine for completing homework needs to reflect your child's individual learning style. • For example, some students with attention weaknesses work best if they spend no more than fifteen minutes on a subject, move to another assignment for fifteen minutes, and then return to the original assignment. • Some students do better if they spend a half-hour after school on homework, then take a break to play or eat dinner, then complete the homework.

Organizing Space

Information Retrieval

Let’s take a lookK-12

How to read the newspaper

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7th Grade