Note-taking in class is another skill that takes hard work and practice to become proficient at. Make sure that the Student knows that teachers usually emphasize key concepts on the board. Even though the goal may be to get good grades, it is better to praise the effort that goes into attaining those good grades. Class notes usually “make sense” right after a class, but notes are often taken in an undiscernable shorthand that may become difficult to retrieve and understand later. If the student transcribes the notes again so that they may be understood later, then this consolidating learning process can go a great way to improving understanding and locking away knowledge for the future. Praising effort also prevents students from being indifferent so that they can progress and learn at their own optimum speed. Also, it is generally good to make sure that students have an understanding of their homework as they are starting it. It is better to catch problem areas early by asking the Student if he or she understands the homework and to have them explain it to you. The ability to teach and transmit concepts is the true measure of one's depth of understanding. In order for new material to stick, it is then necessary that students repeat the skill numerous times through rote, such as with many homework problems, in order for them to train their brain to perform those skills with relative ease. Without this repetition the skills can soon be forgotten even if the Student understands the topic completely at the time of acquisition. Praise students for completing their homework, but especially praise them for actively seeking out enrichment problems and praise them further if they are able to develop their own problems as this exercises higher level thinking skills.
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Sunday, September 12, 2010
Assignment Books Foster Student Organization
An organizational skill that can help students is to have an assignment book. Before a student leaves school for the day, the student should check the book and make sure that all of the necessary materials for projects, homework, studying, etc are taken home. When assignments are completed they can be placed into the student's bookbag. The assignment book can also be used to plan for longer term projects. The student should learn to break down assignments into smaller achievable blocks. They should then set deadlines for each of these blocks with the final deadline coinciding with the deadline of the assignment, paper, or project.
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Setting up and Organizing a Study Space
Establishing an organized workspace where students may work uninterrupted in their home can be one of the most important tasks for students and parents to accomplish for the new school year. Make sure that the workspace is stocked with all of the supplies that may be needed for the year like pencils, pens, erasers, paper, calculators etc. The Student should take ownership by designing or helping to design the workspace. Students should be encouraged to keep their workspace organized. Help students develop and maintain a homework and study routine, taking into account life's other demands such as sports, music, and other after-school activities. Uninterrupted also means limited or no phone calls and social networking while studying and doing homework unless the networking or texting is related to the task at hand. Research has shown that it takes approximately 6 weeks for new habits to become routine so a dedicated effort for at least a month and a half is required for the study routine to become second nature.
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