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Title Author
Call Number
Resource Type: Books
Crash Course for Study Skills : Setting Goals,
Managing Time, Listening, Taking Notes,
Studying, Taking Tests, Learning Attitude,
Learning Style
Soper, Marty
564 .391 SOP
Students learn to take responsibility for their own learning with Crash Course for Study Skills. First they assess
their study skills in eight different areas. Then they work through a variety of exercises to learn about and practice
a particular skill. They’ll learn about different learning styles, test taking, managing time, taking notes, listening,
and more! This is a study skills book that really works!
Benefits
Provides you with the "how-to" techniques for teaching your students the study skills they need for school success
Helps your students take responsibility for their own learning
Helps students assess their study-skill needs and improve areas of weakness
Promotes learning through three learning styles—auditory, visual, and tactile/kinesthetic—so your students can
truly be successful
Features
Worksheets and handouts teach study skills in eight major areas
Contains a survey or rating scale for eight different skill areas to help your students assess their individual
study-skill needs
Includes humorous tidbits to keep students interested
Designed to be used individually, in small groups, or with a class
Each unit can be used independently of other units, so you can pick the crash course that best suits your
students’ individual needs
Includes Answer Key
This crash course is motivating, humorous, effective! Crash Course for Study Skills provides you with the how-to
techniques for teaching your students study skills they need for success, including:
setting goals
managing time
listening
taking notes
studying
taking tests
Just think of how your students’ grades will improve as they learn to outline, summarize, paraphrase, and follow
directions. They’ll also learn about study tools, such as mnemonic devices, assignment books, and graphic
organizers.
Each unit of Crash Course for Study Skills helps your students assess and improve their individual study skills by
providing:
an introduction of the skill taught
a survey or rating scale to help your students assess their individual study-skill needs
handouts, activities, and worksheets to teach and practice specific study skills
amazing facts or humorous tidbits to keep learning fun
The variety of activities in each unit promotes learning through three learning styles—auditory, visual, and
tactile/kinesthetic—so your students can truly be successful. The specific unit on learning styles helps students
see how they learn best. They learn to adapt, or change, their learning styles to fit the situations they are in. If
they can do that in school, they are more likely to be successful students.
This author thought of everything! You will think this is the best study skills book you could ever use with your
students. Watch them take responsibility for their own learning and see their grades improve.
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