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Includes more than 100 practical articles written by Dr. Strichart. Topics include good study habits, managing time, reading and taking notes from textbooks, learning styles, preparing for college, study motivation, setting goals, and much more. Each can be printed.
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Includes more than 1,500 useful study tips submitted by students, teachers, and parents from all over the world. The tips range from elementary school through college, and even graduate school. You will see an archive of tips going all the way back to 2007.
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Includes assessments for learning style, test anxiety, procrastination, concentration, motivation, math study skills, social skills, and self-esteem. Each assessment takes about five minutes to complete. You will immediately see your score along with recommendations.
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Separate skills-based curriculums for grades 4 to 8, 9-12, and struggling learners. Each curriculum contains a student activity book with more than 100 engaging activities requiring writing, a teacher's guide, and an optional online assessment tied directly to the skills taught in the curriculum.
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Separate skills-based curriculums for grades 4 to 8, 9 to 12, and struggling learners. Same content as our print curriculums. Students complete all activities online. All work is automatically saved. Teachers can view and comment on students' work. Students can view teachers' comments.
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Study Skills Guides
Separate guides for elementary, middle, and high school. Each guide presents 20 study skills topics in a colorful format, each on a separate page. The guides are designed for students to carry with them for quick reference. Similar study skills handbooks are available for struggling learners.
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Notetaking Tips
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Predicting Test Questions
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Study Tips
Here are two study tips from over 1,500 tips submitted by students and teachers
Math has always been hard for me. I'm in algebra now. I'm real careful to copy down ALL the steps my teacher uses when she shows us how to solve a problem. Miss one step and you'll be lost later. Also, don't just try to memorize formulas. You have to understand them and practice using them.
Chris Amberton, Student, High School Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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I finally accepted that I have to work harder for an A then a lot of other students do. Once I did that, working harder and longer didn't bother me anymore. It was worth it to get a lot of A's. Actually, I now don't have to work as hard to get A's. I think it's because I became more confident.
Leona Williams, Student, 10th grade Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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Teaching Tips
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Budgeting Activity
In these troubled economic times, a good social studies activity is to have your students develop plans for how they can help their families cut expenses. Have them consider costs such as transportation, food, clothing, entertainment, and other areas of expense. Students will learn about budgeting (tie in to math) and responsibility. Have the students share their plans with the class.
Hold on to Thank You Notes
Maintain a folder in which to keep anything that is complimentary from your students and their parents. As you know, there will be times when you wonder if what you are doing is worthwhile. It will help to go through the compliments whenever you have this feeling.