SanTan FAMILY FUN Study habits Study habits Five effective study skills:
1. Partnership for success: Very often parents keep telling their children to improve their grades without pinpointing a child’s area for improvement. Communicate with your child and identify the changes that need to be made to bring grades up and improve learning. Let them take responsibility for their learning success.
Often a child may not be aware of the areas that need work. As a parent you can partner with your child in identifying areas that need remediation and then work together to improve them.
2. Time and place is critical: The setting and time for studying can affect a child’s productivity. Some children are more alert in the morning, others in the evening. One child may work well at a desk with quiet music in the background, while another functions better spread out across the floor in complete silence. Parents can assist in recognizing when a student works best and create a schedule around their child’s learning style.
3. The ultimate objective: When it’s time to hit the books, parents can lead their children to critically break down the information or assignment before it breaks down the students’ self-esteem. Discuss why she is reading a particular chapter or working on a specific assignment. What kind of questions will be answered? What kind of test might be given about this material? Take the time to explain the purpose of going through this process of learning and how this study method will help her succeed.
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4. Celebrate achievements: Don’t wait until your child brings home an “A” to celebrate. Show him that you are confident in his abilities, and reward the little things. Reinforce not just excellence but also improvements and progress. These are all signs of a strong study skills foundation, one step at a time.
5. One-on-one: Individual instruction can help develop strong study skills, particularly if your child needs increased attention. Maintain regular communication with your child’s teacher because most teachers will know whether your child has an underlying problem with study habits.
“Helping your child develop effective study skills is critical to academic success, not just in school and college but also in preparation for the challenges of the real world,” adds Bavaria. “As you outfit your children with the latest gear for back to school, make sure that you also empower them to succeed academically in the new school year by understanding their personal learning style.” To understand a child’s learning style and lay the foundation for a better school year, Sylvan Learning offers parents a free Learning Style quiz. Visit
http://tutoring.sylvanlearning.com/form_learning_ styles.cfm to take the quiz and better understand a child’s learning personality.
To learn more about your local Sylvan center, contact: Kathleen Casprowitz at Sylvan Learning of Chandler, 480-897-3222,
sylvan410@sylvansmlc.com; or Robert Satter at Sylvan Learning of Gilbert, 480-963-5900,
Sylvan428@aol.com.
For more information on back to school resources offered by Sylvan Learning, visit
www.sylvanlearning.com or call 800-31-SUCCESS.
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