Study+Smarts

=﻿Study smarts= From a history test at the end of each month to a spelling quiz every Friday, studying is a skill youngsters will need throughout their years of school. Help your child with these study tips.

Start a habit.
Encourage your youngster to treat studying as a daily assignmetn, not just something he does the evening before a test. For example, he might study 15 minutes every night for a spelling test on Friday. After he finishes his regular homework, he can spend a little time reviewing his notes and handouts.

Tackle textbooks.
When yhour child has a chapter to study, have him "preview" it to increase his understanding. He should glance over headings, graphics, and photos and go to the glossary to look up boldfaced words. //Tip: If he finds a section hard to grasp, he could read a picute book on the topic. For a science unit on matter, for instance, he could try __What Is the World Made Of?__ by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld.//

Mix it up.
If your youngster reviews information in several ways, he'll be more likely to remember it. He might use colored pencils to copy each spelling word or math fact onto a separate inted card. Then, he can shuffle the cars and study them in a different order each time. For extra reinforcement, suggest that he spell each word or recite each fact aloud.

//From: Home&School CONNECTION: Working Together for School Success//