How do you help your student study effectively? Any tips to
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This blog is meant to provide an opportunity for parents of gifted and talented students in Harrison School District to share their experiences and ideas. Monthly discussion topics will be posted about academic, social and emotional aspects of giftedness to allow for online dialogue. Please remember that this is a public forum, so keep comments confidential in regard to child name, other students, teacher and school. Comments that violate this confidentiality will be deleted.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
September Blog Topic
Studying at home is so important, but often students find
studying boring or they study ineffectively. Good study habits can vastly
improve grades. Tip 1: Use flash cards! Having small “sound bites” of
information is less intimidating to study and aids in memorization. Tip 2: Have
the student create a practice test for themselves. When they start thinking
about how questions and answers are formed, the material sinks in.
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When finished with school (or after school activities) for the day, I encourage my student to have a snack, take a mental break then begin the homework.
ReplyDeleteDo you allow time for television and/or video games? If so how long and when? Age of your child?
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