Sorting it out:Teaching organizational skills in the regular

classroom

Poor organizational skills prevent capable students from completing assignments on time

The teaching of organizational skills has shown linkage to higher student interest and achievement

The act of categorization of learned materials can be beneficial to knowledge retention

Research

To give students the skill set to organize their school materials in a way that is beneficial for their achievement in the regular classroom.

Activity handout

Activity objective

Give students the categories

Check weekly

Rewards/ weekly feedback

Middle school

Have students create their own categories Purpose: exam preparation

-sort by date, class, week-sort by topicCheck less frequently

High school

Anderson, Darlene H “Teaching Organizational Skills to Behaviorally Challenged Students". Teaching Exceptional Children. FindArticles.com. 13 Oct, 2011.

Bryan, T., & Sullivan-Burstein, K. (2004). Improving homework completion and academic

performance: Lessons from special education. Theory into Practice, 43 (3) 213- 220.

Cahill, S. (2008). Teaching organizational skills through self-regulated. TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 5(1), Retrieved from http://journals.cec.sped.org

Gambill, J., Moss, L., & Vescogni, C. (2008). The impact of study skills and organizational methods on student achievement. Unpublished manuscript, Department of Education, Saint Xavier University, Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved from http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED501312.pdf

References

Table of contents sample Binder grading rubric Activity write-up (middle school) Quarterly reflection worksheet

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