The home study environment can make or break homework time. Parents are encouraged to try these ideas that have helped many students experience success. What Doesn’t Work The bed is a not a good place to study. At first, it’s too comfortable and students tend to fall asleep doing homework. Over time, students start to…
Category: Student Skills
Setting Goals for Your Success!
Striving for success in life without established goals is like trying to climb a mountain without a well thought out plan and the necessary gear. It’s overwhelming! Where do you start? How will you ever reach the top? It’s hard to imagine. In this set of articles, Dr. Davenport outlines ways adults and students can develop improved goal directed effort.
Self-Control: Improving Your Child’s Ability to Think Before Acting
If anyone ever tells you that your child or teen’s response inhibition can be fixed quickly and without much effort on your part, don’t just walk out of their office…run out of their office! It’s not going to happen that way. Read this series of articles to find out how impulsivity can be improved.
Six Steps for Planning and Completing Written Reports
Students can benefit from a structured approach to preparing written reports as outlined in this article. Help your student try these six steps the next time she is faced with a writing project.
Cramming is Not a Good Idea!
Older students often procrastinate and then cram at the last-minute. As a result, very little learning takes place. Although cramming is never a good strategy, and I’m sure none of my readers or their children would ever do this, I’m told it happens. Here are some thoughts about this subject. Cramming is never a…
How Much Time Should You Study for Tests?
Middle school, high school and college students are often surprised at how much time they should spend studying for tests. The amount of time you should study depends on three factors: Your current grade in the class. The grade you want to get in the class. The test itself (length, time allowed for the test,…
Bibliography Sheet
This bibliography sheet is to be used in conjunction with doing your research while completing a written report. It is designed to capture the information students will need in order to prepare their bibliography in required formats. Follow these instructions to use this tool.
Six Steps to Completing Projects On Time
Kids often struggle to complete projects: they often wait until the last-minute then come to mom or dad and say, “I just remembered I need to complete and turn in a project about “global cooling” tomorrow. Can you help me?” To avoid late nights and help your child complete projects on time, teach them the…
Active Notetaking
Middle school, high school, and university students with executive functioning challenges involving sustained attention, working memory, task initiation, self-monitoring, and goal-directed persistence often struggle to take notes in history, science, and language arts. Try these suggestions to improve their skills.
Actively Reading Textbooks
Do you go to sleep reading your textbooks? This is an active study strategy that thousands of students have used to improve their learning from text books.