FAST Study Skills Presentation

8/10/2019 FAST Study Skills Presentation

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FAST: Study Skills forSchool Success!

Presented By: Miss Pinto


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We will discuss

how to create an effective study zone

the importance of setting consistent

homework and studying routines

learning about learning

suggested study tools

Agenda


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Study Skills for School

Success!

This study skills workshop was created withthe following in mind:

1. Students want to do well in school2. Students who consistently do well in schoolpractice good study habits and are wellorganized

3. Study skills and organizational skills do notcome naturally to most people they mustbe learned


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Create a Study Zone

How should it look? Comfortable

No Distractions

Well lit Organized

Necessary supplies

Personalize it

Students remember more if they do theirhomework in the same place and sametime each night!


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Organizing the Study Zone

Study Zone should have

a special place where your child

puts parent notices

monthly calendar to write down

ALLactivities and due dates

Study times blocked off inadvance


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Setting Study Zone Routines

When student gets home they should empty

Home/School Communication Folder and

organize papers in their Study Zone

Student adds new information to monthlycalendar

Parent checks Study Zone

Student puts signed papers back inHome/School Communication Folder

Student and parent create a To-Do list


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Setting Study Zone Routines

Turn off TV, radio, or any other distractingdevises and remove cell phones etc.

Check and retrieve additional supplies ifneeded

Fix a snack - you dont need an excuse foryour child to get up!

Set time by estimating how long eachassignment will take

Ask student to number assignments in orderfrom first to last (Most difficult or leastfavorite assignment first)


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Handling Homework

1. Ask questions about assignments

2. Discuss your involvement and role intonight's study session

3. Student crosses out or checks off eachassignment as it is completed

4. As SOON as each assignment iscompleted and parent checks it, the

student should put papers immediatelyin their Home/School CommunicationFolder

5. Rewards students progress!


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Setting High Standards

Expect Excellent Work Expect good, readable handwriting

Use complete sentences

Answers questions thoroughly, using examplesand details

Encourage student to double-checking theirwork (especially in math)

By doing these things students learn moreand dont need to study as much!


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Memorization

Working Memory Long Term memory

Short term memorizing

Cramming

Learned material only

makes it to your

working memory

Learned material will

soon be forgotten

Learned material makes

it to your long-term

memory

Review and revisit

material often

Information should be

reviewed ten minutes afterlearning and every seven

days to keep in long-term

memory

Two Types of Memory

WHICH IS BETTER?


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Learning About Learning 2

How Do People Learn?

1 % through TASTE

1.5 % through TOUCH

3.5% through SMELL

11% through HEARING

83% through SIGHT

What Does This Mean?


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Learning About Learning 3

How Much People Retain

(Remember)?

10% of what you READ

20% of what you HEAR

30% of what you SEE

50% of what you SEE and HEAR at the same time

70% of what you SAY as you talk

90% of what you SAY as you DO a thing

What Does This Mean ?


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Test Taking 3

When studying students should recite,write, visualize

RECITE Describe or explain topics aloud; put

in your own words

Teach the information to someone

else Engage in a simulation or role play


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Test Taking 4

WRITE

Make chapter study review cards (SQ3R)

Make flashcards (math facts, sight words,vocabulary words and definitions)

VISUALIZE

Close eyes and picture in mind any chart,diagram, word, map, event, time period,

scene, experiment, or character that theyare trying to remember


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SQ3R

S = Survey Look over the chapter title and all the pictures to get an idea

of what you are supposed to learn from the reading.

Q = Question Come up with some questions that could be answered while

you read.

R1 = Read Think about answering the questions you came up with and

what might come next in the reading.

R2 = ReciteAfter reading a section ask yourself questions

about what you have read. You can take notes about

the reading.

R3 = Review Review what you have read by covering up the key phrasesand seeing if you can recall them.

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