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Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center

Wisconsin Rt I Center: Column Notes [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teachers will learn about the Column Notes graphic organizer, a tool that will help students analyze and synthesize what is viewed read, viewed, or heard. Reproducible Column Notes are provided.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Read to Learn, Share What You Learn [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Several tips for reading to learn are provided on this page. Students will explore the BIG idea presented in a nonfiction piece.
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Mtsu: A Dozen Reasons to Review a Returned Test

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives reasons why it is good to look over returned tests.
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Middle Tennessee State University: Study Skills Help Page

For Students 9th - 10th
The Study Skills Help Page offers many learning strategies for success. The website is based on a college course - it has a wide variety of online learning resources such as study skills course objective, notes, and practice tests/games.
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University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota Duluth: Test Taking Strategies

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Minnesota Duluth contains great strategies for test taking. It includes information on the strategies that should be applied before the test, during the test, and after the test. This is a great site to...
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Open Universiteit: Studieplaza

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Enter the Study Plaza and learn how to manage your time and to study effectively.
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Virginia Tech

Cook Counseling Center: Editing Lecture Notes

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information on how to edit your lecture notes after the lecture.
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Virginia Tech

Beehive Wordpress: The Cornell System

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives information on the Cornell Note-taking System. It gives the three steps involved in this process.
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University of Northern Iowa: Study Skills

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of web sites that provide tips to help you study more effectively, manage your time, take better notes, and handle the stresses of school life.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: The Mysteries of Memory Memorization Techniques That Work

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Contains plans for four lessons that teach students about memory and techniques to better remember information. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...
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National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Sq3 R Plus

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a description of the steps in the SQ3R method. It also gives details and examples of each step.
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Lesson Plan
Hopelink

Hopelink: Reading Lesson Idea: Real Life Reading Materials

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The purpose of this reading lesson is to offer a reading and comprehension lesson based on real-life reading materials. This gives students the opportunity to gain reading comprehension skills from real-life reading material.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Iste Nets: Birthstone Project With a Multimedia Twist

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This interdisciplinary project on birthstones, provided by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), focuses on research skills, writing skills, and the ability to put together an electronic presentation.
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Scholastic

Scholastic Instructor: Everyday Study Skills

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Discover more about everyday study skills through this informative resource. This article is a great resource for teachers who are looking for lessons, activities pertaining to study skills.
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Handout
City University of New York

John Jay College: Basic Outlining

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site gives you general information on outlining. It also gives you a sample of some ideas to outline.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Identifying Knowledge Gaps: A Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this tutorial slide presentation, students will learn steps to use to clarify unfamiliar content. The steps include the following: identifying what you do know, identifying what you do not know, and identifying where you can learn...
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How to Study: Taking Notes in Class

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
In order to take notes effectively, an easy to follow system is suggested at this site. This page is geared towards students of all ages.
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How to Study: Preparing to Study

For Students 3rd - 8th
These simple reminders can help you organize and prepare to get the most out of the study time you have.
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How to Study: The Deter Strategy for Taking Tests

For Students 9th - 10th
To do well on a test, you must have good knowledge of the information that is being tested. But you must also have a strategy for taking the test that allows you to show what you know. The DETER strategy can help you do your best on any...
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Other

Tooter4 Kids: Story Maps

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site looks at how to create your very own story map.
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Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech: Time Management, Study Skills

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Virginia Tech University contains a link to "time management strategies for improving academic performance". By clicking on this link, a step by step course in managing time better will show up. A very interesting site...
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Article
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Activities for Struggling Readers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
How can you help the struggling readers in your classroom? This site offers some insight into activities to help develop your students reading skills.
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Chulalongkorn University: Skimming and Scanning

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Chulalongkorn University contains general information on skimming and scanning when reading.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Tips for Managing Your Study Time

For Students 9th - 10th
While you may not be able to cut down on all of your responsibilities during SAT practice time, there are some ways you can structure your planning and studying to keep things going smoothly and ensuring that nothing gets left by the...