Title: Study Skills Strategies: Meeting the Needs of Students with Disabilities
1Study Skills StrategiesMeeting the Needs of
Students with Disabilities
- Presented by
- Frank A. Shaffer and Phyllis Seeba
2Why Study Skills?
- Students learn best when they know their learning
and personality style. - Students become proactive in their learning when
they know how to learn. - Student confidence and self esteem increases with
study skills interaction.
3Learning difficulties will affect a students
ability to self design and independently apply
study skills strategies.
4About Metacognition
- Metacognition is used in education to describe
the learning process. - Students learn how to learn!
5Grading
- Students earn points for participation,
assignments, materials. - Students earn points for following school rules
and attendance. - Students earn points for independent
cooperative learning. - Students earn points for being responsible for
themselves. -
- A 90 - 100
- B 80 - 89
- C 70 - 79
- D 60 - 69
6These learning difficulties affect study skills
- Weak attention controls
- Reduced remembering
- Deficient output
- Chronic misunderstanding
- Delayed skills acquisition
- Poor adaptation
7- Why do students with learning difficulties
benefit from study skills instruction?
8The Benefits...
- Classroom strategies that minimize distractions
and maximize information equal higher learning. - Study skills foster self esteem and promote
social success which promotes scholastic success.
9The Benefits...
- If kids know what they are to learn, and get
specific feedback, they can increase learning by
37. - Standards have to drive instruction.
10The Benefits...
- A study skills class is valued by kids in high
school and college settings alike. - Common expectations are reinforced.
- Organize for multiple intelligence.
11The Goal
- The primary goal is to equip students with the
tools that enable them to become independent
learners. - Course objectives meet the Alaska Content
Standards.
12Students will demonstrate
- Knowledge of learning strategies and how people
learn - Ability to set short term and long range goals
- Techniques to build retention and comprehension
13Students will demonstrate
- Note taking for reading and listening
- Comprehend a basic vocabulary and skills
- Skills in following directions
14Students will demonstrate
- Identify information in library/media center
- Communicate ideas using instructional technology
- Knowledge of higher level thinking skills
15Students will demonstrate
- Ability to speak and write for a variety of
purposes - Think logically and reflectively while taking a
test
16Study Skills can be taught in a
- Resource Room
- Special Education class
- General Education class
- Collaborative Team
- Self Contained class
- Remedial class
- Inclusion Model
- Workshop
- Tutorial
17Study skills can also be taught
- By parents at home
- Or in a summer program
18To ensure that students learn and apply study
skills
- Orientation
- Activation
- Maintenance
- Study skills are most effective when taught as
they are needed.
19Learning Style Inventory
- Students learn best when they know their learning
and personality style.
20Listening Skills
- A students success in school depends directly on
their ability to listen, as it is the main
channel of classroom instruction.
21Time Management
- Show students the connection between their goals
and their study efforts
22Writing skills
- The most important skill for writing papers may
be the ability to form and follow a writing plan.
23Reading for a purpose
- Students need to make the transition from
learning to read to reading to learn.
24Note Taking Skills
- Note taking encourages students to process
information and put it in their own words.
25Self Advocacy
- Students taking charge of their education.
26Memory skills
- Memory strategies are building blocks to a firm
foundation to support academic goals.
27Math skills
- Improvement in ones mathematical ability is in
part due to collecting, organizing, analyzing,
interpreting and formulating questions about data.
28Test Taking
- Test taking consists of two phases preparing for
the test and taking the test.
29Library/Research
- Students must be taught how to judge the
importance of incoming information.
30Organization
- Helping students independently apply organization
skills by explaining the rationale behind the
skills.
31Why teach study skills?
- I hear and I forget
- I see and I remember
- I do and I understand
- Chinese Proverb
32Grading/Record Keeping
- Teaching students to organize their own supplies
enable them to learn more complex organizational
skills.
33Multiple Intelligences
- Linguistic (in words)
- Logical-Mathematical (by reasoning)
- Spatial (in images and pictures)
- Bodily-Kinesthetic (hands-on-learning)
- Musical (via rhythms and melodies)
- Interpersonal (social gathering)
- Intrapersonal (self-paced projects)
- Naturalist (access to nature)
34Learning Style
Visual Learners (You have to see it to
believe it) Auditory Learners ( If you hear
it, you remember it) Tactual Learners (If
you can touch it with your hands, you
will remember it)
35Learning Style Evaluation
- Use a document or checklist
- Read each statement
- Answer if it applies to you
- Score it - find out about your study habits and
attitudes - Apply the information in learning new material
36Record Keeping
- Maintain a three-ring binder with dividers
- Notebook checklist
- Daily/weekly progress reports
- Weekly planners
- Personal evaluation checklist
- Assignment completion
37Study Skills Log
- Learning Style
- Record Keeping
- Organization
- Time Management
- Library/Research
- Listening
- Note Taking
- Memory Skills
- Test Taking
- Oral Reports
- Reading For A Purpose
- Writing
- Math
- Self Advocacy
38Study Skills StrategiesMeeting the Needs of
Students with Disabilities
- Presented by
- Frank A. Shaffer and Phyllis Seeba