Study Skills Presentation

Keys to Improving How
Your Child Studies
Make sure they have a homework plan –
They should make sure they understand the assignment before they leave
school.
Encourage them to write the assignments down in their planners.
They need to learn to gauge how long will it take to complete the
assignment.
Help them to make smart decisions about where they work.
Get to work! Whatever time is their designated study time, have them tell
their friends not to call or text while working.
Remind them to skip a problem they don’t know and come back to it;
staring at it for an hour won’t help.
Allow them to take a break when necessary; 15 minutes for every hour is
acceptable.
Encourage them to get help when needed; i.e., ask a parent or friend, attend
power hour or get lunchtime help.
http://teenshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/studysmart/homework.html#

SQRW
Survey = check out
what you are about to
read. Read the titles,
subtitles, captions,
maps, bold-print
words, etc. This helps
get your brain ready
for what you are
studying.
Question = turn titles and
subtitles into questions.
Write each question down
on an individual post-it note
and place in book.
Read = read one section at a
time.
Write = during and after
completing a section,
answer the question on
your post-it note. Feel free
to add any additional
information…and more
post-its.
Complete this process for
the entire chapter and now
you have notes for the test!

What SQRW Looks Like

Thinkmark
Thinkmarks
Title_____________________________
Author __________________________
Page___
As you read, use
this bookmark to
write down your
thoughts and
questions.
Page___
Page ___
Idea found in Fountas, I. & Pinnell, G. (2001). Guiding
Readers and Writers.

Before the test:
Don’t cram the night before.
Visualize your success!
Be physically prepared.
Arrive in a positive mood.
During the test:
Read the directions slowly.
Read ALL of your choices
before making a decision.
Complete the easiest
questions first.
RELAX!!! Take deep
breaths, roll your shoulders
and squeeze & release your
toes for circulation.
After the test:
Remember what
worked and change what
didn’t.
Celebrate your success!
Studying and Taking Tests
Doesn’t Have to Feel Like This:

Some Helpful Websites
www.teenshealth.org
www.how-to-study.com
http://www.studygs.net/index.htm available in multiple
languages