River Trails Middle School

1000 Wolf Road Mt. Prospect, IL  

Study Skills - 6th grade

Mrs.  Hankey

(847)298-1750 Ext 255

e-mail shankey@rtsd26.org

                      

All  sixth grade students take the class "Study Skills" as part of their   quarterly "Encore Class" rotation. 
Objectives:
·  The students will learn “Study Skills” tools that they can incorporate into and beyond middle school learning. 
·  The students will increase their information literacy skills; the ability to use and identify resources effectively and efficiently.
 
 The tools focused on include:
·  Organization ·  Goal-Setting
·   Note-taking ·   Test taking strategies
·  Assignment notebook ·   Time management
·  Skimming and scanning – identifying needed information from a passage/page/ chapter readily. ·   Specific research and homework aids including library book resources and online resources including subscription databases and search engines.
 

Grading will be based on  student's class participation, class behavior, group work, class time exercises, and research project. 

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