Study Skills and Related Programs

Great study habits and success skills are now essential for today’s students.  To achieve outstanding academic performance, these areas must be mastered and practiced.  Many students have never been taught meaningful and effective skills and the importance of positive attitude.  These are all things that must be learned and applied to the school or college setting.

Why do our Study Skills Workshops Work?

Our programs work because our professionals have spent years inside of schools with teachers, student and parents to see first-hand what is most effective with today’s students. In addition to the essential elements in any good study skills program like organization, time management and test taking skills, we also focus on new learning and memory techniques and the importance of a positive attitude.  Experience with teaching at the community college and four-year college level also has helped us create a relevant, effective set of strategies and skills that have helped us create and refine an outstanding study skills program for middle, high school and college students.

One of our guiding principles with study skills training is that a student should have the ultimate goal of taking responsibility for the process.  Whether it be learning basic academic responsibility, learning how to the student learns best, and creating his/her own positive attitude, the end product is to work independently and confidently in order to maximize grades, a great work ethic and accomplishment of personal and academic goals.

We offer study skills training with two types of approaches: A small group, six hour workshop that is broken down and customized by age group and an individualized, one-on-one intensive program.

Small Group Interactive Workshops

A's Are Easy: Middle School Success Skills (grades 6 & 7)

Designed for incoming 6th graders and 7th graders.  It’s focus is to cover all the adjustment issues and skills needed for optimal performance in the middle school environment.  The following topics and skills will be taught:  Organization, time management, learning to cope with multiple teachers, how to study, and learning how to hand in completed assignments when due.  Additionally, there is extensive coverage of learning styles, memory techniques and motivational aspects of middle school success.

A’s Are Easy: High School Success Skills (grades 8, 9, & 10)

Designed for 8th, 9th and 10th graders.  The focus for this program is how to have a successful high school experience with great study skills, a positive attitude, having meaningful goals to get the most out of high school and maximize academic achievement. Particular attention is paid to essential study skills like test taking, organization and time management, along with fundamental skills like note taking, taking care with writing assignments, how to approach reading materials, etc. 

A big issue that we now emphasize is how to deal with distractions! In a world of iPods, text messages, and social networks on the Internet, students have not been taught or given the tools to deal with this new world of electronic diversions. How to become self-motivated and how to reach goals is also emphasized. Lastly, there is a whole new section on maintaining mental concentration for tests and completing long, arduous tasks.

If a high school student can begin his/her career with great study habits and a positive attitude, almost any academic and college goal can be reached.

College Level Study Skills for the High School Student (grades 11 & 12)

Designed for 11th and 12th graders. This is a new program specifically formulated for "older" current high school student where college is on the horizon but needs to be functioning higher than his/her current level to be ready for college success. This class actually serves the dual purpose of improving high school study habits and preparing for college level work at the same time.

The following will be included in a College Level Study Skills class:

1. Mega-skills needed at the college level:
   • Learning how to become self motivated,
   • Optimizing personal learning style,
   • How to work independently, and
   • Learning how to set and achieve relevant personal goals.
2. Specific skills include learning how to organize time, assignments, and reading material for optimal studying effectiveness, and setting priorities. Also included are college level note taking skills, advanced test taking techniques, memorization tricks, and personal motivational techniques.

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