Tips For Student Success All Year Round

Study Tips for Students

(Thursday, May 05, 2005) - Learning is a gradual and lifelong process, so any time is the right time to ignite the excitement of education in your child. But where to start? How can you make a difference? The experts at Oxford Learning offer these top tips for improving learning habits and creating a love of learning in any child. The Company’s vibrant website at www.oxfordlearning.com also contains more ideas to help address the needs of both parents and children.




Study Tips for Students
Oxford Learning specializes in teaching students of all ages how to learn, and offers these tips on how those in grade six and up can make a difference during “crunch time” or any time:
Listen and Hear

Jot notes of the main ideas as you listen. Underline or highlight key words.
When you don’t understand something, make a note and ask someone to explain it to you later.
Remember What You Hear

Take your class notes home every evening and expand them into study notes.
Review these notes to make sure that you understand them within two days and once more before you begin to study for a test.
Homework

Carry a homework planner with you at all times – that means to every class. Enter homework, projects, tests and assignments as soon as you are given them. Do not trust your memory – write it down as soon as the teacher assigns it!
Studying for Tests

Make a plan. Set goals for each session.
Divide your material into units and assign one unit per day.
Give yourself a three-day break before the test and make sure that you have learned all the units by then.
Study in short bursts. Fifteen minutes at a time is excellent.
After 15 minutes, take a five-minute breather.
Do some exercise. Stick your head out the door.
Get refocused.
General Tips for Parents
Most parents want to help their children, but don’t know how. Oxford Learning offers these suggestions:
Getting Started

Provide information when your child is ready. Focus on his or her interests, at the appropriate level.
Talk with your child, and really listen when they talk.
Help your child prepare an accurate study schedule and review it together every morning.
Reading

Read with your child, but don’t just read. Discuss the story and encourage your child to offer opinions, ask questions, and predict outcomes.
Subscribe to age-appropriate magazines, geared to your child’s interests.
Give your children books as presents to build their own libraries.
Writing

Write notes to your children and write in front of them, letting your child see you make mistakes and edit your work.
Provide a journal as a gift and help establish daily writing and reflection.
Homework

Set priorities and break larger tasks down into achievable goals.
Create a “study stadium” – a very special work environment that supports and encourages best efforts and successes and makes it easier for your child to get into the “study mode.”
School Involvement

Keep in touch with the school. Find out what homework expectations will be and what projects are coming up.
Get involved. Your interest shows that school is important
Set aside the time to discuss a report card – privately – with your child, and remember to celebrate the successes. Use the time to establish goals and to start thinking about the strategies with which to meet them.
Summer Tips
Studies show that students who exercise their brains throughout summer vacation are better off once school resumes in September. But learning doesn’t have to be boring. Oxford offers some spectacular summer suggestions for kids of all ages:
For Elementary Students:

Scrapbooking – start a scrapbook once school has ended and add fun things from adventures to the scrapbook every couple of days.
Plant a garden.
Visit the park. See how many different kinds of animals you can find, including all the great bugs in the grass and in the air.
Put a “trip box” of materials in your car so your children will entertain themselves with interesting activities, instead of pestering each other.
For Teens:

Explore another culture through the library, books, cultural centres, neighbourhoods in major cities, and ethnic restaurants.
Begin a journal of new words – introduce your children to two new words a day. Challenge them to use the new words in a sentence.
Play board games like Monopoly and Yahtzee.
Use the internet. Ask kids to research an upcoming family purchase, vacation or the newest videos available. You’ll involve them in reading and researching, and they’ll feel like they are making a useful contribution to the family.
Enroll in Oxford Learning programs to keep your academic edge.
Parents and kids can also surf the Oxford Learning website at www.oxfordlearning.com for fun quizzes, games, and terrific tips.

Plan. Organize. Succeed.
Whatever the time of year and whatever the grade level, planning and organizing are essential to success. Call or drop by your nearest Oxford Learning location for wonderful tips and free materials to help you and your kids get organized. Study on!

For More Infromation Please contact:
Penelope Savoie
Strategic Objectives Inc
Phone: (416) 366-7735
Email: psavoie@strategicobjectives.com

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