Study Strategies Made Easy: A Practical Plan for School Success

by Harvey C. Parker, Sandi Sirotowitz, Leslie Davis

Book Overview

Designed by leading educational specialists to teach valuable study skills to students in grades 6-12, it teaches students how to learn the true key to acquiring knowledge. Strategies focus on organizational skills, time management, improving reading comprehension, vocabulary development, communication, how to study for tests effectively, memorization, and more. There are self-tests and reproducible forms to be used by individual students. This book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1886941033
• ISBN13: 9781886941038
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Specialty Press/A.D.D. Warehouse
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 12 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 7 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

One of the better books on study skills...

Among the ten books I have read for this age group, this book is in the top group. It is oriented around learning styles, which may not be immediately understandable or useful to kids who are struggling (it often takes an adult to explain learning styles to a youngster and help the young person practice the understanding), but the sections on communication, reading comprehension, note-taking, homework, memorization, and test-taking were all very good. One item which is missing from most books of this sort is the concept of "desire." A youngster has to want to improve in order to make gains. If I were teaching a study skills class to early high schoolers, I probably would use this book. For middle schoolers, I would use Laurie Rozakis' Super Study Skills. For late high schoolers and early college-age students, I would use William Luckie's Study Power.

Good Enough

This book does a good job of describing study strategies. However, I think that the book, SURVEY OF 300 A+ STUDENTS: A+ STUDENTS DESCRIBE THEIR ACADEMIC STRATEGIES, by Kenneth Green (from Harvard) is a bit better (which I think deserves 5 stars).

Every student should have this book!

Study strategies are often overlooked in school, yet they are the tools students need to succeed. The authors have included many strategies to help kids stay organized, take tests, do research reports, take notes, and study. I would highly recommend this for middle and high school students.

I use this book in my classroom!

As a high school English teacher I have always wanted to have a book I could give my students to learn study skills. Study Strategies Made Easy provides practical information and important study skills such as planning for long term reports, how to study for tests, note-taking, organization, and how to improve you memory. These strategies, and the others in this wonderful book, give students the edge they need to be successful.