Importance of Visual Learning Reading a book is great. Knowing how to read a textbook is really helpful. Having skills that boost your reading comprehension are key factors to success. We’re confident saying this because in school you have to read a lot of textbooks. The logic is pretty clear, right? Well, this part of […]
3 Simple Ways to Maximize Your Study Groups
Maximize your study groups to Focus better on your studies. Study groups are a “that-sounds-great” kind of study skills tool that most students never use. Sometimes this is because it just doesn’t seem worth the time or effort to get together. Sometimes it’s because of bad experiences in the past. But if you try out […]
Use a Syllabus (the right way): 4 Tips Most Students Miss
When you’re a full-time student, you get a lot of syllabi. And usually, you get them at the beginning of a semester. That’s ideal. If not, it makes it really hard to get work turned in on time. Unfortunately, a lot of students miss out on the benefits of use a syllabus because they’ve never […]
3 ways parents can help their student use flashcards effectively
Use Flashcards Effectively Like we’ve mentioned in previous blogs, we have a love-hate relationship with flashcards. They are really helpful tools when used correctly. However, if you fail to use flashcards effectively, they can also be seriously detrimental. Consider these four big reasons you need to use flashcards effectively: Flashcards take loads of time to […]
Do you know the impact study skills have on graduation rates?
Impact study skills are one of those things we just know are important. Additionally, a lot of students think about study skills as skills that they just know. Well, a recent article published by Southeastern Louisiana University suggests that perhaps study skills are more important than even that. SLU has a great graduation rate for […]
The simple — but often missed — key to using a study guide correctly
Study Guide Correctly Using a study guide seems simple enough, right? It has to be one of the best tools around… surely. No one can mess it up. It’s the answers to the test given to you before you have to take the test. That’s got to be helpful … doesn’t it? Believe it or […]
One study skill to easily boost your reading comprehension
Boosting your reading comprehension is a major goal of study skills training. It makes sense. You have to read a lot in school. You might as well get the most you can out of it, right? We’re always looking for tips to help you boost your reading comprehension, so we thought we’d write about one […]
5 marks of a great high school study skills curriculum
Occasionally we’re asked about our curriculum for our high school or middle school study skills courses. Specifically, most people want to know why it works. Is there any reason to trust that this curriculum for our study skills training program will actually benefit their students? We think so. We’ve seen students really enjoy the content. […]