STUDY SKILLS
Homework RX and More
Liz Benstead
Academic Coach
A SUCCESSFUL Person Is:
Independent, Reliable, Adaptable, Confident
Dear Parents/Guardians:
As your child prepares to become an independent learner, it is important he/she learn effective ways to organize their time, to study, and to prepare for tests. Please feel free to use the information gathered here to help your child.
Ms. Benstead
"Homework is the time students spend outside the classroom in
assigned activities to practice, reinforce, or apply new skills
and knowledge, and to learn necessary skills of independent study."
~ Northwest Regional Education Library
Interactive Study Skills Sites
* Determine how you spend a typical 24 hr day.
NOTE: Leave studying as "0". You want to see how much time
you have to study.
* Evaluate your test taking skills
* Find out what your learning style is !!
NOTE: Just input your first name & intial for your last name
*Evaluate the best place to complete your homework and study
*How Effective Are The Techniques I Use To Learn And Remember?
* How Good Are My Concentration Strategies?
* Provide students with additional practice.
* Increase the amount of time students are actively engaged in learning.
* To help teachers monitor student progress and diagnose learning problems.
* To allow students more rapid movement through the curriculum.
* Increase communication between parents/school.
* To increase increase students' personal responsibility
and individual accountability for own work.
Make Homework A High Priority
* Establish a study routine.
- same time/place
- study hour - best time is early afternoon
* Establish a place to study.
- bedroom "ok" if there are NO DISTRACTIONS
- do not study on your bed !
- uninterrupted quiet
* Completing homework is a higher priority.
- NO TV/Video Games/Ipod/Iming
- reduce outside activities if there is insufficient
time or energy for homework
Use Homework To Teach Organizational Skills
* Use an agenda book
- HMWK Times
* 6th = 45 - 60 minutes
* 7th = 1 - 1 1/2 hrs
* 8th = 1 1/2 - 2 hrs
* Plan ahead
- start working on major assignments or reviewing for
tests well ahead
* Increase concentration time
- use an egg timer
* Review Class Notes
- highlight the most important information
Setting Expectations
* Goals/Grades
- agree on reasonable/attainable
* Bring ALL material home
* HMWK becomes a chronic problem reduce freedoms
- giving your child less control about where/when HMWK is completed
- checking HMWK every evening
- parents/teachers maintaining on going communication in agenda book
- not being able to participate in a planned school activity/outside activity
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