Study Strategies Plus: Building Your Study Skills and Executive Functioning for School Success

ISBN: 1886949115

Author: Sirotowitz MEd, Sandi

Condition: New

Designed for students in secondary school, this book of exercises and lessons helps them develop study strategies that include organization, reading comprehension, note-taking skills, and test-taking skills. It first describes the executive functions of the brain-the processes that help people stay organized, manage time, pay attention, plan future behavior, and inhibit behavior-then provides the practical strategies needed to develop those functions. The practical exercises provided help with attention, communication, memory, time management, and self-control-valuable lessons for studying that are essential for proper learning and retention. By improving the way students prepare for school and learn, school success can be achieved.