This practical guide to study skills instruction offers 29 complete lesson plans that can help you teach your students how to learn and improve their academic performance. Lessons cover the key strategies of note taking, summarizing, using research tools (including the Internet), and test taking. They incorporate full participation by students and continuous checking for understanding by the teacher which help students also improve their listening skills.
All lesson plans are teacher-tested, user-friendly, and broad-based, with enjoyable learning activities. Each can be easily adapted or customized to reflect the academic needs and skill levels of your students. Included in the book is a CD-ROM with reproducible overheads, worksheets, homework assignments, readings, and other support materials in pdf format.
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The authors all have years of experience implementing and training others in the Reading Program at Boys Town. Jennifer Buth Bell is the manager of the Boys Town Reading Center. She has a broad range of educational experience, including work as a classroom teacher, coach, professional development specialist, curriculum developer, online instructor and administrator. She holds a master's degree in education administration and a second master's degree in reading.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Teach your students the study strategies they need to improve academic performance and achieve school success. This book offers 29 easy-to-follow lessons that can correct poor study habits and make learning easier for every student. Use in a study skills course or in a reading class. The lessons are ideal for summer school session or for any student who was never taught how to learn. Several strategies are presented to master each of four essential skills that every student needs to know: ie. note-taking; summarizing; researching; and test-taking. Skills can be taught as stand-alone activites or blended seamlessly into existing curricula. Each lesson follows the same structured form, and the authors offer talking points to help you introduce the skill, explain the objective, and guide students through the activities. suggestions on how to summarize the lesson and generalize the skill to other academic areas are provided. An enclosed CD has each lesson plan's overheads, worksheets, homework assignments, articles, and other support materials in pdf format. The lessons build on each other. Examples are: using signal words; finding main ideas; identifying supporting details; creating concept maps; separating facts and opinions; using different references; doing efficient searches on the Internet; preparing for standardized tests; and overcoming test anxiety. Seller Inventory # CIN1889322946G
Seller: World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Teach your students the study strategies they need to improve academic performance and achieve school success. This book offers 29 easy-to-follow lessons that can correct poor study habits and make learning easier for every student. Use in a study skills course or in a reading class. The lessons are ideal for summer school session or for any student who was never taught how to learn. Several strategies are presented to master each of four essential skills that every student needs to know: ie. note-taking; summarizing; researching; and test-taking. Skills can be taught as stand-alone activites or blended seamlessly into existing curricula. Each lesson follows the same structured form, and the authors offer talking points to help you introduce the skill, explain the objective, and guide students through the activities. suggestions on how to summarize the lesson and generalize the skill to other academic areas are provided. An enclosed CD has each lesson plan's overheads, worksheets, homework assignments, articles, and other support materials in pdf format. The lessons build on each other. Examples are: using signal words; finding main ideas; identifying supporting details; creating concept maps; separating facts and opinions; using different references; doing efficient searches on the Internet; preparing for standardized tests; and overcoming test anxiety. Seller Inventory # CIN1889322946VG
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