The Homework and Study Skills Series Booklets

The Homework & Study Skills Series will help you help parents reinforce the critical skills students need to successfully complete their homework and school work. Most parents want to help their children but may not know what to do. Some are confused about what and how much help they should give. This series is the answer! It helps parents focus on six different areas to help their children succeed in schoolwork and homework from testing and getting organized to tackling large assignments and understanding differing learning styles.

How to Use: Give this series to all parents. Even younger students will benefit. The homework and study skills they learn now will serve as a strong foundation in the years ahead.

Studying for and Taking Tests

With increased pressure for educational excellence today, student testing has assumed even greater importance in schools everywhere. In addition to regular, everyday testing, there is new emphasis on state and nationally standardized tests to evaluate not only student performance but school performance as well. With so much at stake, it makes sense to improve the test taking skills of every student. Rather than be at the mercy of tests, help your students, parents and staff take control of each testing situation. This booklet gives parents proven ways to help their children study and prepare for tests—not only for everyday testing situations, but for high-stakes tests as well. A must for all parents! (Also part of the Standardized Test Success Top Priority Pack.) Stock #363A (Spanish #463A)

Getting Organized for Schoolwork and Homework

Organization is a child’s first step toward doing his best in school . . . and in life! In fact, it is one of the most important skills for students to have. It helps them keep track of assignments, finish projects on time, and study efficiently. But organization doesn’t come naturally to everyone. Most kids have to learn organizational skills, and parents can be the best teachers. This booklet is full of practical, proven ideas for organizing everything from time and writing, to large assignments and notebooks. Using this booklet, parents can help their children be more organized—and successful in school. Stock #364A (Spanish #464A)

Better Note Taking, Listening & Reviewing

Good note taking, listening and reviewing are among the skills most important to any student’s school success. This booklet stresses to parents and students that clear, organized notes are a key to good studying, and that note taking works best when students are good listeners and readers. It outlines how parents can help their children learn how to concentrate on and comprehend what is being said, then decide what notes to write down. Tips on how and when to review are also included. Once students learn these important skills, they’ll find they are learning more and doing better in school. Stock #365A (Spanish #465A)

Tackling Large Assignments

As students get older they are more likely to have larger and more complicated homework assignments and projects—such as term papers,  lab reports and science fair projects. This booklet provides practical ideas parents and students can discuss and then use to help students break these large assignments down into logical parts that can be scheduled and tackled one-by-one. When viewed in manageable, step-by-step sections, the staggering large assignment suddenly becomes interesting, exciting and a great way to help students learn important lessons. The ideas in this booklet can help every parent and child! Stock #366A (Spanish #466A)

Why Study & How Much Should Parents Help?

This booklet deals squarely with both questions. It stresses that effective education requires work outside the classroom as well as in. It explains that parent involvement is critically important in any child’s education, and helps parents understand what they should do (and should not do) to contribute to their children’s learning through study outside the classroom. This idea-packed booklet provides practical answers for both students and parents to discuss and use right now. It will help everyone involved understand the importance of studying and what can be done to make it as effective as possible. Stock #367A (Spanish #467A)

Making the Most of Learning Styles

One of the most important advances in education in recent years has been the recognition that different students learn in different ways. We now know that by appropriately adapting our approaches to teaching and studying, we can make big improvements in student learning. This easy-to-understand booklet explains for students and parents what we know about the major kinds of learning styles—and how they can use that information to help students do better in school. Whether a student is a visual learner, an auditory learner, a kinesthetic learner—or uses some combination of learning styles—this booklet provides specific ideas both parents and students can use to make studying and learning more effective. Stock #368A (Spanish #468A)

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