School Power : Study Skill Strategies for Succeeding in School

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Edition: Revised
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Pub. Date: 2000-12-01
Publisher(s): Free Spirit Pub
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Summary

This revised and updated edition covers every-thing from getting organized to taking notes, preparing speeches, writing papers, spelling, reading, following directions, managing long-term assignments, and using computers, the Internet, and email to help with school projects and research. Exciting graphics and straight-talk style make it inviting and easy to use.

Author Biography

Jeanne Shay Schumm, Ph.D., is a professor and chair of the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Miami School of Education. She teaches courses in reading assessment and instruction and is actively engaged in research on reading. She has coauthored over 75 research articles.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(2)
Get Your Act Together
3(20)
Organize Your Life
3(1)
How to Set Up a Home Study Center
4(3)
What If You Don't Have a Home Computer?
7(1)
How to Organize Your Learning Environment
8(1)
How to Organize Your Time
9(2)
Time Management Tips
11(1)
How to Keep Track of Daily Assignments
12(1)
What Good Does Homework Do?
13(1)
13 Terrible Excuses for Not Turning In Your Homework on Time
14(1)
How to Handle Homework Problems
15(1)
What to Do If You Get Behind
16(1)
Know When to Ask for Help
17(1)
Homework Help Online
18(1)
How to Keep Track of Long-Range Assignments
19(2)
Plan to Succeed
21(1)
The Checkpoint System: Six Steps to Success
21(2)
Listen & Take Notes
23(12)
Listening Habits Inventory
23(1)
Listening Facts
24(1)
5 Reasons to Take Notes
24(1)
Note-Taking Tips
25(1)
Three Ways to Take Notes
26(4)
How to Match Your Notes to Your Teacher's Style
30(1)
Note-Taking Inventory
31(1)
If You Have Trouble Taking Notes
32(1)
How to Get the Most Out of Viewing
33(2)
Speak Up
35(8)
Say Something!
35(1)
How to Learn New Words
36(1)
Class Discussion Tips
37(1)
How to Give Class Presentations
38(2)
How to Do Interviews
40(1)
Contact Experts Through Email
41(2)
Become a Better Reader
43(18)
Why You Need to Read
43(1)
How to Choose What to Read
44(1)
How to Take Charge of Your Reading
45(3)
Take-Charge Reading Summary
48(1)
How to Be a Speedier Reader
49(3)
How to Read Fiction
52(1)
How to Read Informational Text
53(1)
Ways to Record What You've Learned from Informational Text
54(2)
How to Read the Classics
56(1)
How to Follow Written Directions
57(1)
How to Be a Critical Reader
58(1)
Do You Know Propaganda When You See It?
59(1)
Ten Ways to Sharpen Your Reading Skills
59(2)
Write Right
61(22)
Writing One Step at a Time
61(1)
How to Get Started
62(1)
What If You Hate to Write?
63(1)
Writing Warm-Ups
63(1)
How to Plan Your Writing
64(3)
How to Write a First Draft
67(1)
How to Revise and Edit Your Writing
68(3)
Punctuation Pointers
71(1)
If You're Not Sure About Your S-p-e-l-l-i-n-g
71(1)
How to Write Paragraphs
72(1)
Writer's Block
72(1)
Writer's Block Busters
73(1)
How to Write Stories
73(1)
How to Write Essays
74(1)
How to Write Poems
74(3)
How to Write a Book Report
77(1)
Should You Write on a Computer?
77(1)
How to Write a Research Paper
78(1)
Your Bibliography
79(1)
How to Be a Better Speller
80(1)
Spelling Study Sample Schedule
81(2)
Study Smarter
83(16)
How to Study
83(1)
7 Ways to Improve Your Concentration
84(1)
Study Plan Practice
84(1)
How to Start a Study Group
85(1)
Give Yourself a Study Checkup
86(1)
How to Remember What You Study
87(1)
Turn Learning into a Game
88(1)
How to Predict Test Questions
89(1)
How to Psych Yourself Up for a Test
90(1)
When to Cram for a Test
90(1)
Five Ways to Conquer Test Anxiety
91(1)
How to Take Essay Tests
92(1)
The STAR Strategy for Test Success
93(1)
Tips for Taking Objective Tests
94(1)
What If You're Not Sure of Your Answer?
95(1)
What to Do When the Test Comes Back
95(1)
How to Survive Standardized Tests
96(3)
Tools for School Success
99(32)
Time Management Chart
100(1)
Assignment Sheet
101(1)
Daily Planning Worksheet
102(1)
Project Plan
103(2)
My Goals for the School Year
105(1)
My Goals for the School Year Update
106(1)
FLIP Chart
107(2)
FLIP Chart Follow-Up
109(1)
Guide for Story Reading
110(2)
50 Fantastic Ideas for Book Sharing
112(2)
Guide for Reading Informational Text
114(2)
Writing Ideas from A to Z
116(1)
A-OK Checklist
117(1)
Story Map
118(2)
Book Report: Fiction
120(2)
Book Report: Nonfiction
122(2)
Book Report: Biography
124(2)
Research Paper Checklist
126(2)
Spelling Demons
128(1)
Spelling Demons II
129(1)
Study Checkup
130(1)
Index 131(5)
About the Author 136

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