Introduction/Let’s Get Started
UNIT
I.Environment Matters
II.Learning to Listen
III.Note Taking Methods
IV.Organizing the Paragraph
V.Vocabulary: Getting Meaning from Context
VI.A Way to Read Textbooks
VII.Researching, Reading, and Using Online Texts
VIII.Multimedia Presentations
IX.Preparing for and Taking Tests: Objective Questions
X.Preparing for and Taking Tests: Essay Questions
XI.Learning Independence
XII.Using Your Time
Judy Brunner is a former elementary, middle, and high school
principal and currently serves as clinical faculty for Drury and
Missouri State Universities. She is the co-founder and Chief
Education Officer of Instructional Solutions Group. She is the
author of three books on the topic of literacy from R & L Education
Publishing I Don’t Get It! Helping Students Understand What They
Read, Now I Get It! Differentiate, Engage, and Read for Deeper
Meaning, and Doing What Works: Literacy Strategies for the Next
Level.
Matt Hudson is a former high school administrator and currently
serves as the Coordinator of Operations for Secondary Education for
the Springfield MO Public Schools. He has been recognized as an
educational leader and was presented the Outstanding Young Teacher
Award by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education. He is an adjunct professor for Drury University and
holds a doctorate in Executive Educational Leadership from St.
Louis University.
All students can benefit from having foundational skills in how to
be a good learner. This easy to use guide provides some simple and
effective methods that serve as excellent tools for students to
have in their academic toolboxes.
*Chad Bruton, principal, Raytown High School, Raytown,
Missouri*
Teachers must strategically support students in their pursuit of
college and career readiness.. In the 4th Edition Level 2 of the hm
Study Skills Series, authors Brunner and Hudson include a variety
of easy-to-use suggestions to help students remain mentally engaged
while becoming academically independent. Lessons can be completed
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learning skills featured are useful in the study all subjects.
*Steve Seal, assistant director, Greenwood Laboratory School,
Missouri State University*
Using active learning strategies through student engagement with
study strategies is the best way to help students become
successful. These guides provide proven activity oriented
opportunities and can assist in improving every student's study
skills.
*Jo Nell Wood, associate professor, Saint Louis University*
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