Study Skills

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Collection of web sites that provide tips to help you study more effectively,
manage your time, take better notes, and handle the stresses of college life
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This very complete site has topics including study preparation, taking notes in lectures, effective study habits, testing techniques, writing and reading skills.
It is especially helpful to bilingual/ESL students in that many of these study guides and strategies are listed in a variety of other languages as well as in English.
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This site has links to other study skills pages, twenty time savers,
how to make a schedule, studying foreign languages, and studying with intensity.

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Courtesy of Virginia Tech, here is a great listing of tips and techniques for improving your study skills. Everything from note taking to how to stop procrastinating.
Be sure to take the "Study Skills Checklist" to find out where you need to improve.
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This site from Virginia Tech has time scheduling suggestions,
how to concentrate, how to take notes, how to read a difficult book, tips on improving
reading speed, setting priorities, and strategies to use with difficult test questions.
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Study Strategies site from the University of Minnesota contains a study skills survey,
information about time management, memorization, learning styles, and study techniques.

Information for students who wish to improve their writing. Material is presented here in small, bite-size nuggets, designed for the age of information overload.

 
Paige Swanson
Counselor
Oakland Middle School
swansonp@rcschools.net
Tabbetha Martin
Counselor
Oakland Middle School
martintab@rcschools.net



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