STUDY SKILLS FOR SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS

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STUDY SKILLS FOR SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS

• NICK FINOTTI
• GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS
• LEAGUE ACADEMY
• LANGUAGE ARTS

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Time Management

• Develop realistic daily and weekly schedules
• Find a study place free from distractions
• Create a To Do list

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Listening Skills

• Prior to Class
• - Review the notes from the previous class
• - Review the assignment from the previous lesson
• - Predict what todays lesson may be about
• During Class
• - Formulate good habits
• - Pay attention during class
• - Listen intently to the teacher
• - Get involved in the lesson
• - Relate what you have already learned to
  todays lesson
• - Take notes on the lesson
• After Class
• - Review your notes and think about todays
  lesson
• - Rewrite your notes if necessary
• - Underline or Highlight important ideas and
  vocabulary

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Spelling Tips 1

• i before e except after c
• - ie words believe, field, relief
• - cie words ceiling, receive
• Silent e helps a vowel say its name
• - examples rate and rate, hid and hide
• When two vowels go walking, the first one does
  the talking
• - Thats why it is team and not taem
• Learn the basic rules for spelling with plural
  nouns so that you know whether or not to use s or
  es and how to make plurals of nouns that end in y
  or f

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Spelling Tips 2

• Look for prefixes, suffixes, and roots
• Create memory / visual aids
• Make up a sentence with the first letter of each
  word
• Make sure that you are pronouncing words
  correctly
• Put together a list of words with which you have
  difficulties
• Dont rely on spell-checker!

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Taking Notes

• During Class
• - Sit in a seat where you can see the board
• - Keep notes neat and organized
• - Label and Date each page
• - Dont write down everything only key phrases
• - Use short sentences
• - Review your notes every day
• From Textbooks
• - Organize your notes
• - Label your notes with the page number and date
• - Summarize main ideas
• - Put notes in your own words do not copy from
  textbook

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Reading Textbooks 1

• Get a general idea of what the reading is about
• - Read introduction, heading, and subheadings
• - Read any paragraph that summarizes the context
• - Look at the illustrations, graphs, and charts
• Re-read the chapter or section look for main
  ideas
• - Look up unfamiliar words in a dictionary or
  glossary
• - Stop reading periodically and reflect on what
  you have read
• - Share what you have learned

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Reading Textbooks 2

• Textbooks
• - Read the title and author of the text
• - When was it published?
• - Read the table of contents
• How many chapters are there?
• How many pages are in the book?
• What chapter or chapters look the
  most interesting?
• - Thumb through the book
• Are there pictures, graphs, maps, charts, or
  illustrations?

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Improving Reading Skills 1

• Utilize a Reading Strategy - PQR3
• - Preview what you are going to read
• - Question form a question in your mind and
  in your own words
• - Read the assignment
• - Recite stop and put it in your own words
• - Review the main points when you are
  finished reading

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Improving Reading Skills 2

• Identify the main idea
• Think about what the author is saying
• Be an active reader
• Concentrate on what is being read
• Apply personal experiences to what is being read
• Recall what you have just read
• - Stop occasionally as you are reading and put
  into your own words what you have just read
• - At the end of a chapter or section, recall the
  main points
• - Discuss what you have read with another
  student, parent, or teacher

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Improving Reading Skills 3

• Skim the section you are going to read
• - Do you see anything familiar?
• - Do you see anything new?
• - What is your overall impression?
• Read for comprehension
• - Make a list of main points
• - Stop and re-read sections or passages that you
  are not sure about
• - Think of where else you might find more
  information about this idea or subject

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Test PreparationBefore the Test

• Create goals as far as what you want to score
• Take good notes
• Organize your notes
• Review the notes
• Test yourself
• Find out what the test will cover
• Study in a place that is free of distractions
• Study at a time when you are not sleepy or hungry
• Dont wait until the last minute study every
  night
• Repetition is the key study on as many
  occasions as possible
• Create study aids (outlines, note cards, quizzes)
• Get a good nights sleep

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Test PreparationDuring the Test

• Be prepared
• Arrive early for the test
• Stay relaxed and comfortable
• Approach the test with confidence
• Take your time
• Read the directions carefully ask the teacher if
  you are unsure about what is asked of you
• Answer the easiest questions first. Skip the
  most difficult questions and come back to them
  later
• Try to answer every question, even if you can
  only answer part of a question you may get
  partial credit

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Test PreparationDuring the Test

• If you need to guess, try and eliminate the
  choices that you know are not the answer
• On essay questions, take a moment to plan your
  response. Use a graphic organizer to brainstorm
  and organizer your thoughts
• Keep it neat your teacher cannot grade what
  he/she cannot read.
• Review your answers at the end to check for
  mistakes and to verify your answers

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Test PreparationAfter the Test

• Read over the graded test to try and learn from
  your mistakes
• Save the test, if possible, to use for review
  later in the year