study skills how you can help your child be successful by walt watson

17
Study Skills Study Skills How You Can Help Your Child Be How You Can Help Your Child Be Successful Successful By Walt Watson By Walt Watson

Upload: ava-daugherty

Post on 27-Mar-2015

214 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: Study Skills How You Can Help Your Child Be Successful By Walt Watson

Study SkillsStudy SkillsHow You Can Help Your Child Be How You Can Help Your Child Be

SuccessfulSuccessful

By Walt WatsonBy Walt Watson

Page 2: Study Skills How You Can Help Your Child Be Successful By Walt Watson

Knowing How Your Child Knowing How Your Child LearnsLearns

Learning StylesLearning Styles VisualVisual AuditoryAuditory Kinesthetic (tactile)Kinesthetic (tactile)

Page 3: Study Skills How You Can Help Your Child Be Successful By Walt Watson

Visual LearnersVisual Learners

Typically use sight words such as "Let's Typically use sight words such as "Let's take a look at this." or “Let me see.“take a look at this." or “Let me see.“

Key learning methodsKey learning methods Lists, diagrams, reading, graphsLists, diagrams, reading, graphs Likes graphic organizersLikes graphic organizers Use highlighters and flash cardsUse highlighters and flash cards Review notesReview notes

Page 4: Study Skills How You Can Help Your Child Be Successful By Walt Watson

Auditory LearnersAuditory Learners

Learn best by listening and talkingLearn best by listening and talking Remember things they hearRemember things they hear Distracted by noise and sounds Distracted by noise and sounds Key learning methodsKey learning methods

Read aloudRead aloud Verbal repetitionVerbal repetition Talk through problemsTalk through problems Short silent reading periodsShort silent reading periods Watch (listen to) videosWatch (listen to) videos

Page 5: Study Skills How You Can Help Your Child Be Successful By Walt Watson

Kinesthetic LearnersKinesthetic Learners

Typically learn best by doingTypically learn best by doing Enjoy learning through hands-on Enjoy learning through hands-on

methodsmethods Hard time sitting still in classHard time sitting still in class Key learning methodsKey learning methods

Simulations and role playsSimulations and role plays Small discussion groups Small discussion groups

Page 6: Study Skills How You Can Help Your Child Be Successful By Walt Watson

OrganizationOrganization

Time managementTime management Maintaining notebooksMaintaining notebooks Maintaining a calendar for assignment Maintaining a calendar for assignment

due datesdue dates Color codingColor coding

Page 7: Study Skills How You Can Help Your Child Be Successful By Walt Watson

Preparing for ClassPreparing for Class

Create outline night before classCreate outline night before class Fill in outline with vocabulary, examples, Fill in outline with vocabulary, examples,

key informationkey information Add diagrams and graphical organizersAdd diagrams and graphical organizers Use sticky notes to list questions to be Use sticky notes to list questions to be

answered in classanswered in class Use filled in outline for note takingUse filled in outline for note taking

Page 8: Study Skills How You Can Help Your Child Be Successful By Walt Watson
Page 9: Study Skills How You Can Help Your Child Be Successful By Walt Watson
Page 10: Study Skills How You Can Help Your Child Be Successful By Walt Watson
Page 11: Study Skills How You Can Help Your Child Be Successful By Walt Watson
Page 12: Study Skills How You Can Help Your Child Be Successful By Walt Watson

OutlineOutline

I.I. Solving Quadratic Equations by Solving Quadratic Equations by factoringfactoring

a. Factoring a. Factoring

b. Factoring b. Factoring

c. Factoring Monomialsc. Factoring Monomials

d. Finding zerosd. Finding zeros

e. Using zeros for real world problemse. Using zeros for real world problems

cbxx 2

cbxax 2

Page 13: Study Skills How You Can Help Your Child Be Successful By Walt Watson

Note Taking TipsNote Taking Tips

Use outline to fill in any new information not Use outline to fill in any new information not already in the study guidealready in the study guide

Ensure all of the questions get answeredEnsure all of the questions get answered Review notes that night to ensure student Review notes that night to ensure student

understands – correct any mistakes and make understands – correct any mistakes and make note of any additional questionsnote of any additional questions

Research Internet for another source of Research Internet for another source of learning. Youtube.com is loaded with good learning. Youtube.com is loaded with good information on any topicinformation on any topic

Page 14: Study Skills How You Can Help Your Child Be Successful By Walt Watson

Study Groups/TutoringStudy Groups/Tutoring

Some students benefit from working in study Some students benefit from working in study groups – not more than 4 per groupgroups – not more than 4 per group

Use student created study guides to review Use student created study guides to review and discussand discuss

Have student led discussions – those who lead Have student led discussions – those who lead will learn morewill learn more

For tutoring, find someone who knows the For tutoring, find someone who knows the content and can explain it well.content and can explain it well.

Tutoring is asking questions, not just Tutoring is asking questions, not just answeringanswering

Page 15: Study Skills How You Can Help Your Child Be Successful By Walt Watson

Goal SettingGoal Setting

Student defined learning goalsStudent defined learning goals Create action plan to achieve goalsCreate action plan to achieve goals Periodic discussions on progressPeriodic discussions on progress Ownership of own learningOwnership of own learning

Page 16: Study Skills How You Can Help Your Child Be Successful By Walt Watson

SMART Goal FormatSMART Goal Format

ACTION PLAN TEMPLATE

Name School Name Principal

SMART Goal #1: Focus Area Benchmark

(mid-year & EOY) Progress towards Goals (how it will be measured)

Key strategy for achieving benchmark

Proposed Principal actions to support strategy

Page 17: Study Skills How You Can Help Your Child Be Successful By Walt Watson

What Can You Do?What Can You Do?

Ensure your child knows own learning style Ensure your child knows own learning style and best techniques to learnand best techniques to learn

Help your child manage time – studying a Help your child manage time – studying a priority every day, same timepriority every day, same time

Ensure your child is preparing for next day’s Ensure your child is preparing for next day’s classes – review study guide with themclasses – review study guide with them

Help to set up SMART goals with action plan – Help to set up SMART goals with action plan – monitor progress with your childmonitor progress with your child