Meryl BeckerPrezocki

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GET YOUR TRICKS ON . . .
Presented by Meryl Becker-Prezocki Martha Ruth
Van Cleave Jefferson County Public Schools Adult
Education
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Learning Styles
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Seeing
Touching
Hearing
Doing, moving
Smelling
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ENVIRONMENT
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Healthy Lifestyle
Lighting
Ear Plugs
Relaxing Music
Doodling
Fidgets
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Use
Use traveling time to study
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Relate all learning to the road traveled
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ORGANIZATION
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Set a schedule Develop timelines Complete a
checklist
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Study with a friend Ask the instructor for
feedback Learn how to engage in positive
self-talk Celebrate successes
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MEMORY
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Chunk Sing Visualize Verbalize
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Teacher provides a variety of materials Student
restates the information Student makes a cheat
sheet
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WRITING
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Brainstorm
Student uses the Cornell Note system
After class student rewrites the notes
Student types the notes
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Instructor provides writing choices for the
student
Develop a personal dictionary
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READING
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Prereading Identify new vocabulary
Short sentences, small paragraphs
Self-questioning
Summarize what you read
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Mapping
Venn Diagram
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Read out loud Picture what you read Focus on
understanding Frequent eye contact
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Typoscope
Bullet points
Magnification
Markers for focus
Textboxes
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Math
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Review Teach math vocabulary Simplify Provide
examples or models Teach self-monitoring
techniques Provide a written summary Repetition
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Use lined paper
Talking calculator
Framing math problems
Pocket-sized reference sheets
Tape recorder
Blocks
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Games
Assistive Technology
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PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE
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COLOR
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Colored paper and overlays
Colored pencils
Highlighters
Colored pens
Cartoons
Post-it notes
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Jefferson County Public Schools Adult and
Continuing Education 546 South First
Street Louisville, KY 40202 www.lifelonglearning4u
.com