************* FAREWELL ************
Thank you for allowing me to work with your children! I have worked with such wonderful children and have had great parental support! It truly has been a wonderful 4 years! It is time, however, for me to move on. I thank God for the privilege of knowing you, and being a part of your children's lives!
I will be tutoring this summer in my Chesterfield home. If anyone is interested, please call or email and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
Thank you and have a GREAT summer!
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Here's a GREAT website to check out:
www.schwablearning.org
(great for parents of children with disabilities)
www.sheppardsoftware.com
(great for students to review & quiz themselves)
I found a wonderful new book at the Daniel Boone library: Home Sweet Homework- A Parent's Guide to Stress-Free Homework and Studying Strategies That Work. Sounds like everything we want, doesn't it?! The author is Sharon Marshall Lockett. I encourage you to check it out. It's a great read and contains very helpful information.
Another good book at the library is: The Dyslexic
Scholar by Kathleen Nosek
Check out another great website for parent resources:
www.greatsource.com/parents/
Great Source is a division of Houghton Mifflin Co.
You are more likely to remember something if you've written it down three times or recited it three consecutive times! So... rehearse and say it over and over and over!
***Here's a fun way to improve your vocabulary...
go to: www.freerice.com
Check it out!!!
Memory Devices
Here are three memory hints that will make remembering information easier for you.
1.) Learn to find or create patterns for the
information.
2.) Use visual imagery.
3.) Use acronyms to remember. (Words made from
the first letters of other words)
Ex. ROY G BIV- represents the colors of
the spectrum in order (red, orange, yellow,
green, blue, indigo, and violet)
Ex. HOMES- the names of the Great Lakes
(Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior)
Ex. FOIL- to factor algebraic equations
(First, Outer, Inner, Last)
4.) Use associations--connect information to what
you already know.
USE STICKY NOTES!! This is a wonderful tool for studying! Place them in your text to mark important facts, details, or events. Mark places where you have questions, or where inferences are being made. Mark themes, main ideas, or sequenced ideas. Write down and show what you are thinking about while you're reading the text. This method helps you to focus on the information being read. After you've read the text, having these notes and details marked can be invaluable. This will aid in comprehension since you've been thinking about what you're reading, and have been physically writing down comments-- placing notes in relevant areas. It can also help you locate information quicker. Good Luck!
At home study suggestions:
1.) Study your subjects at home in the same order that you have your classes at school, that way, you'll be sure to not skip any subjects.
2.) Parents: To aid children in staying focused on an activity, use a timer! Challenge them to see how long it takes to get 5 problems done. Challenge them to beat the clock, and don't tell them how long you set the timer for. Say: "Let's see how many you can get done in 1 minute. Ready... go!" There are many ways to use a timer. Set very short times at first and build up to greater times. For older students or for those with better attention, start with a greater time. Kids respond well to challenges and competition.
Remember to be supportive and make the challenge FUN!
More study suggestions:
* Study a little bit each night. Review what you did in class that day. Don't wait until the night before a test to study!
* Make a weekly schedule and stick to it!
* Spend more time on studying than you do on extra curricular activities, such as team sports.
* Don't just study visually (looking over your notes). Also, write down important info., rewrite parts of your notes, make new outlines, fill in a graphic organizer, reread your notes &/or text outloud, explain concepts to parents, retell info. to parents or older siblings, have people quiz you orally, use a white board at home.
*** The key to studying is to DO IT! ALSO, you need to make it fun and interesting! Use a variety of methods that incorporate as many modalities as possible to maximize retention. Remember to take breaks and reward yourself for a job well done!
Some reading strategies to remember...
An effective strategy to use when reading is: previewing. Take a few minutes to look over the text you are to read. Make sure you understand the big picture, and create a frame in which you can fit the information you read. Look at all pictures and captions. Read the headings and form them into questions asking: who, what, when, where, why and how.
If there are questions at the end of your text, read those before you begin reading. It will help you focus on your purpose for reading, making the information more meaningful.
Good readers use context clues to help determine meaning of words. This will help with comprehension.
Study Habits
~ Study in the same place each day.
~ No T.V.or distractions, (cell phones near by, etc.)
when doing H.W.
~ Use your assignment notebook! Check off assignments
as they are completed. Write in all tests in RED
on the day they are scheduled as soon as you know
about them. Use abbreviations: pg. ws
~ H.W.-- 1.) Have uncluttered workspace
2.) Have all supplies handy (books, paper
dictionary, assignment bk., etc.)
3.) Do the most difficult or least favorite
assignment first when you are freshest.
4.) Take short breaks (10 min.) after working
for 20-30 minutes.
~ Make a study schedule and stick to it! Use a
weekly calendar divided into times of the day.
Schedule activities for each day. Include extra-
curricular, family events, study times, T.V. shows
you want to watch, free time, reading time, shower
and bed time.
Reading Strategies
1.) Create a mental image!
Create pictures in your mind of the events that
occured in the story.
2.) Self-question!
When reading, ask yourself questions if you're
confused.
-What is this paragraph or page mostly about?
-Is this a word I've heard before?
-Does this word have more than one meaning?
-What kind of actions are the characters doing?
-Why did the character just say that?
3.) Use context clues to confirm meaning!
Use other words surrounding a new, unfamiliar word
to figure out its meaning. Use word parts and
phonics clues to help decode the word.
4.) Reread to clarify!
Pay attention to whether you understand what is
happening in the story and reread if you are
confused.
5.) Use text structure and format! Pay attention to how
the headings, photos, maps and picture captions are
organized. Don't skip over these!
6.) Summarize!
Good readers pause every few pages or chapters and
think about what has happened in the story so far.
Ask yourself the following questions:
-Who are the main characters?
-What are they doing?
-What has happened to them?
-Has a conflict occured in the story? If so,
what is it?
7.) Adjust reading rate!
Good readers adjust their reading rate depending on
the difficulty of the material. Slow down if the
material is more difficult!
www.pbs.org/wgbh/misunderstoodminds/resources.html Great website where you can do activities that simulate different disabilities. Click on attention, reading, writing, or math. Contains more resources.
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