| Who Needs Study Skills? | 10 |
| Learning Styles | |
| Focus on Learning Styles | 15 |
| Learning Styles & You | 16 |
| Left/Right Brain Self-Assessment | 17 |
| Left/Right Brain Dominance Characteristics | 20 |
| Suggested Aids for Left/Right Brain Learners | 21 |
| Learning Modalities | 22 |
| Self-Assessment of Modality Strengths | 23 |
| Characteristics of Learning Styles | 26 |
| Suggested Aids for Learning Modalities | 27 |
| Elements for Better Learning | 28 |
| Some Facts on Learning Styles | 29 |
| Time Management & Organization Skills | |
| Focus on Time Management & Organization | 33 |
| Time Management | 34 |
| How Well Do You Study? | 35 |
| Study Habits Inventory | 36 |
| Eliminating Excuses | 39 |
| Organize Your Materials! | 40 |
| Hints for Getting Organized | 43 |
| Handy Supply Checklist | 44 |
| The Wonders of Color Coding | 46 |
| Use a Daily Assignment Sheet | 47 |
| Attacking an Assignment | 50 |
| Assignment Sheet | 51 |
| What To Do If You Missed an Assignment | 52 |
| Take Control: Use a "To Do" List | 53 |
| Use a Monthly Calendar | 56 |
| Sample: Monthly Calendar | 58 |
| Use a Monthly Assignment Calendar in Your Binder | 59 |
| Monthly Assignment Calendar | 60 |
| Study Time | 61 |
| Scheduling Your Study Time | 62 |
| Sample: Daily Schedule | 64 |
| Rules for Study Time: the Backbone of Success | 65 |
| Appropriate Study Time Activities | 68 |
| Study Time Warmup | 70 |
| Study Smart Vocabulary | 71 |
| Study Smart Vocabulary Form | 72 |
| Weekly Review | 73 |
| Weekly Review (All Courses) | 74 |
| Before-You-Leave-School Checklist | 75 |
| Causes of Poor Concentration | 76 |
| Good Habits for Better Concentration | 77 |
| I'm Done--Now What? | 78 |
| Target the Problems & Prescribe the Solutions | 79 |
| Study Prescription Worksheet | 80 |
| Great Study Tips | 81 |
| Steps to Easier Learning | 83 |
| Note-Taking Skills | |
| Focus on Note-Taking Skills | 87 |
| Overview of Note-Taking Skills | 88 |
| Note-Taking Skills | 89 |
| Steps to Better Note Taking | 90 |
| Why We Don't Listen | 91 |
| Listening Skills | 92 |
| Personal Shorthand System | 93 |
| Sample: Personal Shorthand System | 95 |
| Super Note-Taking System | 96 |
| Instructions for Super Note Taking | 97 |
| Sample: Note-Taking Form | 99 |
| Note-Taking Form | 100 |
| Text Note Taking | 101 |
| Identify Text Note-Taking Problems | 103 |
| Hints for Better Text Note-Taking | 104 |
| Lecture Note Taking | 105 |
| Identify Lecture Note-Taking Problems | 109 |
| Hints for Better Lecture Note Taking | 110 |
| Teacher Inventory | 111 |
| The Magic of Flash Cards | 112 |
| How to Edit and Review Notes | 116 |
| Constructing Study Sheets: Dump & Pile System | 117 |
| Creating a Graphic Organizer | 119 |
| Sample: Pizza Graphic Organizer | 122 |
| How to Study a Graphic Organizer | 123 |
| Graphic Organizer "Mind Map" | 124 |
Graphic Organizer 1125 |
Graphic Organizer 2126 |
Graphic Organizer 3 | Cycle | 127 |
Graphic Organizer 4 | Common Characteristics | 128 |
Graphic Organizer 5 | Timeline | 129 |
Graphic Organizer 6 | Tree #1 | 130 |
Graphic Organizer 7 | Biography | 131 |
Graphic Organizer 8 | Tree Outline | 132 |
| Student Study Guide | 133 |
| Note Cards | 134 |
| The Divided Page | 135 |
| Literature Note-Taking Method | 136 |
| Enumerative | 137 |
| Sequential | 138 |
| Cause/Effect | 139 |
| Comparison/Contrast | 140 |
| Description | 141 |
| Reading Skills | |
| Focus on Reading Skills | 145 |
| Reading | 146 |
| Determining Reading Purpose | 147 |
| Five Different Reading Rates | 149 |
| How to Skim | 150 |
| How to Find the Main Idea | 151 |
| Signal Words | 153 |
| Surveying the Textbook | 155 |
| Power Reading | 157 |
| Power Reading System | 158 |
| SQ3R | 162 |
| SQ3R ... with Adaptations | 163 |
| SQ3R Chart | 165 |
| Important Comprehension Skills | 166 |
| Reading Graphics | 167 |
| What Slows You Down & How to Improve | 168 |
| Hints for Effective Reading | 172 |
| When the Reading Is Hard | 173 |
| Memory | |
| Focus on Memory | 177 |
| Your Memory | 178 |
| Types of Memory | 179 |
| Facts about Memory | 181 |
| Memory | 183 |
| Memory Traps | 184 |
| When You Want to Memorize | 185 |
| In Review | 188 |
| Mnemonics: Take One ... And Use It! | 189 |
| Mnemonics/Strategies for Improving Memory | 191 |
| Steps to Aid Memory | 194 |
| How to Study a Foreign Language | 195 |
| Using Your Senses | 197 |
| Test-Taking Skills | |
| Focus on Test-Taking Skills | 203 |
| Becoming "Test-wise" | 204 |
| Reasons for Poor Performance on Tests | 206 |
| Test Anxiety ... and How to Free Yourself | 207 |
| Symptoms of Test Anxiety | 208 |
| Strategies to Stop Test Anxiety | 209 |
| Preparation Before the Test | 211 |
| Test Review Sheet | 214 |
| Forming a Study Group | 215 |
| Test-Taking Tools | 219 |
| List of "Qualifiers" | 221 |
| Intelligent Guessing Strategies | 222 |
| Cramming--Even Though You Shouldn't | 227 |
| Just Before the Test | 228 |
| During the Test | 229 |
| Multiple-Choice Tests | 232 |
| True and False Tests | 234 |
| Matching Tests | 236 |
| Fill-in-the-Blank Tests | 237 |
| Number Tests | 238 |
| Essay Tests | 240 |
| Essay Direction Words | 245 |
| Essay Answer Format | 248 |
| Open-Book Tests | 249 |
| Take-Home Tests | 251 |
| Steps to Test Taking | 253 |
| After the Test | 254 |
| Etc. | |
| Focus on Etc. | 259 |
| Be an Active Learner | 260 |
| Improve Your Thinking Skills | 262 |
| Problem Solving | 264 |
| Steps to Problem Solving | 265 |
| Teacher Conferences | 266 |
| Critical Brain Power Skills | 267 |
| Thinking ... Odds and Ends | 269 |
| Getting a Handle on Stress | 273 |
| Super Spelling System | 278 |
| Spelling Rules | 280 |
| Some Tips for Parents: How to Help at Home | 282 |
| Help! My Child Won't Study! | 284 |
| Plan of Attack for Independent Study | 285 |
| Acknowledgments | 287 |