Study Skills Classes
Teach Students to Manage Academics Successfully
Our Study Skills Workshop classes provide a whole group mini-lesson to teach study skills or life skills. Then students complete homework with individualized help from teachers.
Breaking large assignments into logical and manageable pieces.
Each class follows this routine:
A New Skill
We teach a new academic study skill or life skill.
Individualized Study
We teach individualized study skill lessons related to daily homework.
We Help Students Improve:
Top Three Executive Functioning Skills:
working memory, mental flexibility, self controlOrganization
Pacing homework without running out of time
Reviewing homework for best work
Learning through questioning
Managing stress effectively
Successful conflict resolution skills
Goals for the future vs. appreciating the now
Good manners in school and work
Middle School Students Also Learn:
Taking notes
Studying for tests efficiently
Breaking large assignments into logical and manageable piece
Connecting with teachers / finding mentors / references
Study Skills Class Highlights
My child is really enjoying homework!
After their child attended our Study Skills classes, a parent said, “My child is really enjoying homework!” That was not the case before. A child once said, “I like how I can focus on homework. At home, there are too many distractions.” We are happy to take something like homework, that children may dread, and teach them how to better manage it, so that they feel successful and empowered in this area.
Index?
One day during the Study Skills class at Workshop, a teacher noticed a student flipping through his textbook. She asked what he was looking for. He said he was looking for the definition of a common term. She said, “You know there is an index, right?” This middle schooler did not. She showed him. He might not have been paying attention when they went over this in 3rd grade, so this may make a big difference now in school and the time his homework takes. This is what we train our teachers to do–be very, very observant and teach individualized study skills that make a difference.
I Got a 100% - Now What? Handling Academic Stress Successfully.
One of the requests from parents when planning curriculum was to help their students handle academic stress, particularly stress brought on by perfectionism. Students learned how to realistically look at pros and cons of different academic situations. Even when something positive happens, like getting a 100% on a test, a student can still end up quite stressed depending on how they view future pressures. We try to use real-life examples such as the one illustrated here to develop practical real-life skills!
