STUDY SKILLS

How To Study

CONTENTS Taking Notes Your Study Space Learning Styles Plan Your Strategy Style Reading Tips Cue Words Developing Skills and Work Habits Quick Quiz

TAKING NOTES

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WHAT TO WRITE

Spend 80% of your time listening Notes should be the highlights of

what the teacher says Listen for cues such as “you need

to remember this” or “ you’ll need to know this later”

 

TIPS AND TECHNIQUES

  Sit close to the front of the class Watch your teacher part of the time

and your notebook the rest of the time If you have trouble ask your teacher if

you can use a pocket tape recorder, have permission

Make sure you can read what you write

Include the date at the top of your notes

Don’t write in complete sentences 

ABBREVIATE YOUR NOTES

Common abbreviations -about + @ -at = @ -because = b/c -greater than = > -introduction = intro -and = + -less than = < -percent = % -times = X -with = w/ -without = w/o

YOUR STUDY SPACE

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WHERE DO YOU STUDY?

One place/several places Quiet Left alone With a desk/on the floor What time do you study

FOLLOW A ROUTINE

Morning/afternoon/night

CREATING A HOMEWORK SPOT One in which you are comfortable

and can get things done

LEARNING STYLES

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SEEING STYLE

drawing pictures color highlights cue word in a statement charts maps notes

HEARING STYLE

tape recording speak aloud when reviewing or

reading talk to yourself repeating things out

loud use rhymes or songs to remember

key words act out things as if they were a play

DOING STYLE

get up and walk around with your book

repeat motions and memorize role play,dance, act out

information write on surfaces with your finger

PLAN YOUR STRATEGY EXAMPLE

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ASSIGNMENT: CHAPTER TEST Read all titles and subtitles Read the first and last paragraph of

each titled section Review all words in bold/italic print -know the meaning of each word -use the word in a sentence -spell the word correctly Go to the chapter review and answer all

questions presented. -be sure to answer questions

how/what/when/where/why

QUICK QUIZ

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YOU USUALLY SOLVE PROBLEMS BY:

talking them out, with a friend or out

loud by yourself making lists or drawing up a plan walking around, doing other

physical activity or making a model of a way to fix a problem

YOU FIND IT EASIEST TO LEARN A SKILL BY:

a. listening to someone tell you how to do it

b. watching a demonstrationc. trying to do it yourself

WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW HOW TO SPELL A WORD:

a. you sound it outb. you try to picture the word as you

saw it in a bookc. you write the word on paper, try

different spellings, and choose the one that looks right

 

WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO WORK, YOU ARE BOTHERED MOST BY:

a. noises, music, radiob. people or TV pictures in the roomc. heat, cold, humidity or comfort of

the room

WHEN YOU WATCH A TV SHOW YOU REMEMBER:

a. what the characters saidb. the costumes and hair of the

peoplec. your reaction to what was

happening or said

COUNT UP THE NUMBER OF RESPONSES FOR EACH: a.__________= learn best by hearing b.__________= learn best by seeing c.__________= learn best by touching or doing

READING TIPS

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BEFORE YOU START READING, ASK YOURSELF, “Why am I reading this? AND “What am I suppose to remember?” WHY reading to study for a test to discuss ideas in class for enjoyment

BEFORE YOU START READING, ASK YOURSELF, “Why am I reading this? AND “What am I suppose to remember?”

WHAT TO REMEMBER     -know details/dates/names     -main ideas/what happened -causes of events/their effects

HAVE A PLAN FOR READING. SQ3R SQ3R =Survey/Question/Read/Recite/Review

SURVEY

look over what you have to read read the first and last paragraph

-first paragraph introduces -last paragraph has a conclusion read -headlines/titles/subtitles/words in bold and italics -captions on charts and graphs

QUESTION

what do you already know turn main headlines and bold or

italic print into questions

READ

look for details or examples in the text

read the first and last sentences of each paragraph

think what things would look like in your head/imagine

RECITE

stop and answer your original question

REVIEW

scan the different sections of what you have read

state the main points write a summary or create your

own personal study sheet

SIGNAL WORDS

here are some signal words that give you a clue that something is important; many/likewise/in addition/next/finally/therefore/in conclusion/as a result/specifically/for instance/such as

words that tell you that you are about to hear an opposite view are; however/yet/still/instead/even though

CHAPTER 5 VOCABULARY ACTIVITY – 6th GR SOCIAL STUDIESVocabulary Words

prairie bilingualcordillera prime

ministerfossil fuel parliamentary democracynewsprint

DIRECTIONS: USE THE TERMS TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

Reserves of oil and natural gas were discovered in Canada’s Prairie Provinces. What type of fuel is oil or natural gas?

In this system of government, used in the United Kingdom and Canada, voters elect representatives to parliament. What is this system of government called?

CUE WORDS

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DIRECTIONS: USE THE TERMS TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. Today, many people speak two

languages fluently. What term could describe such people?

DEVELOPING SKILLS AND

WORK HABITS

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DEVELOPING SKILLS AND WORK HABITS Studying requires effort -manage your time -learn your style Know how to study -helps you in your everyday life Plan your strategy -your assignments tell you what to study -you must plan how you study -what works best for you may not work for someone else