TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction
Using This Book and the CD-ROM Assessment
Making the Best Use of the Book and Assessment
Learning Strategies and Study Skills Taught and Assessed
Teaching Notes
Acknowledgments

About the Authors

CHAPTER ONE
Remembering Information
Titles of Reproducible Activities
Using the Reproducible Activities
1-1 Techniques for Remembering Information
1-2 Repetition
1-3 Mind Picture
1-4 Grouping
1-5 Rhyme
1-6 Acronym
1-7 Abbreviation
1-8 Acronymic Sentence
1-9 Graphic Organizer
1-10 The Remembering Strategy
1-11 Mastery Assessment and Reflection
Answer Key

CHAPTER TWO
Reading and Taking Notes from Textbooks
Titles of Reproducible Activities
Using the Reproducible Activities
2-1 Learning about SQRW
2-2 Learning How to Use SQRW
2-3 Applying SQRW to a Social Studies Reading Assignment
2-4 Applying SQRW to a Science Reading Assignment
2-5 Mastery Assessment and Reflection
Answer Key

CHAPTER THREE
Interpreting Graphic Aids
Titles of Reproducible Activities
Using the Reproducible Activities
3-1 Pictographs
3-2 Pie Graphs
3-3 Bar Graphs
3-4 Another Type of Bar Graph
3-5 Line Graphs
3-6 Diagrams
3-7 Tables
3-8 Organizational Charts
3-9 Flow Charts
3-10 Time Lines
3-11 Map Legend
3-12 Map Compass
3-13 Map Scale
3-14 Political and Physical Maps
3-15 Road Maps
3-16 Combining Types of Maps
3-17 Weather Maps
3-18 Mastery Assessment and Reflection
Answer Key

CHAPTER FOUR
Taking Notes in Class
Titles of Reproducible Activities
Using the Reproducible Activities
4-1 Thinking about How I Take Notes
4-2 Stages of Notetaking
4-3 Signal Words
4-4 Signal Statements
4-5 Abbreviating Words
4-6 Abbreviating Statements
4-7 Using Symbols
4-8 Using the Fewest Words
4-9 Two Common Lecture Styles
4-10 TSD Lecture Style
4-11 QAD Lecture Style
4-12 Rewriting Notes
4-13 Mastery Assessment and Reflection
Answer Key

CHAPTER FIVE
Making Good Use of Study Time and Space
Titles of Reproducible Activities
Using the Reproducible Activities
5-1 A Strategy for Making Good Use of Study Time
5-2 Learning about a Term Calendar
5-3 Term Calendar
5-4 Learning about a Weekly Planner
5-5 Weekly Planner
5-6 Learning about a Daily Planner
5-7 Daily Planner
5-8 Checking My Study Habits
5-9 Improving My Study Habits
5-10 Checking My Study Place
5-11 Improving My Study Place
5-12 Mastery Assessment and Reflection
Answer Key

CHAPTER SIX
Preparing for and Taking Tests
Titles of Reproducible Activities
Using the Reproducible Activities
6-1 Preparing for Tests
6-2 Five-Day Test Preparation Plan
6-3 Using the DETER Strategy to Do Well on a Test
6-4 Learning about Multiple-Choice Test Items
6-5 What to Do When Taking a Multiple-Choice Test
6-6 Practice Taking a Multiple-Choice Test
6-7 What to Do When Taking True/False Tests
6-8 Practice Taking a True/False Test
6-9 What to Do When Taking Matching Tests
6-10 Practice Taking a Matching Test
6-11 What to Do When Taking Completion Tests
6-12 Practice Taking a Completion Test
6-13 The QUOTE Strategy for Taking Essay Tests
6-14 QUOTE: Question
6-15 More Direction Words
6-16 QUOTE: Underline
6-17 QUOTE: Organize/Write
6-18 QUOTE: Time
6-19 QUOTE: Evaluate
6-20 Mastery Assessment and Reflection
Answer Key

CHAPTER SEVEN
Using Reference Sources
Titles of Reproducible Activities
Using the Reproducible Activities
7-1 Learning About Types of Reference Sources
7-2 Learning about Electronic Reference Sources
7-3 Learning About Dictionaries
7-4 Using a Dictionary
7-5 Using Different Dictionaries
7-6 Using a Thesaurus
7-7 Learning about Encyclopedias
7-8 Learning about Electronic Encyclopedias
7-9 Locating Print and Electronic Encyclopedias
7-10 Using a Print Encyclopedia
7-11 Using a Multimedia Encyclopedia
7-12 Using an Almanac
7-13 Using an Atlas
7-14 Using an Electronic Atlas
7-15 Finding Biographical Information
7-16 Mastery Assessment and Reflection
Answer Key

CHAPTER EIGHT
Writing a Research Paper
Titles of Reproducible Activities
Using the Reproducible Activities
8-1 A Strategy for Writing a Research Paper
8-2 Learning about Choosing a Topic
8-3 Practice Choosing a Topic
8-4 Knowing If You Have Chosen a Good Topic
8-5 Locating Sources of Information
8-6 Preparing Bibliography Cards
8-7 Preparing Bibliography Cards for Electronic Sources
8-8 Preparing Note Cards
8-9 Writing the Outline
8-10 Writing the Draft
8-11 Revising the Draft
8-12 Preparing the Title Page
8-13 Preparing the Table of Contents
8-14 Preparing the Bibliography
8-15 Final Checklist
8-16 Mastery Assessment and Reflection
Answer Key

CHAPTER NINE
Pronouncing Big Words
Titles of Reproducible Activities
Using the Reproducible Activities
9-1 The P2SWA Word Attack Strategy for Pronouncing Big Words
9-2 Learning about P2SWA
9-3 Understanding How P2SWA is Used
9-4 Putting It All Together
9-5 Forming Words with Prefixes
9-6 Forming Words with Suffixes
9-7 Forming Words with Prefixes and Suffixes
9-8 Dividing Multisyllable Stems: VC-CV
9-9 Dividing Multisyllable Stems: V-CV
9-10 Dividing Multisyllable Stems: VC-V
9-11 Applying P2SWA
9-12 Practice Using P2SWA
9-13 More Practice Using P2SWA
9-14 Mastery Assessment and Reflection
Answer Key

CHAPTER TEN
Finding Main Ideas
Titles of Reproducible Activities
Using the Reproducible Activities
10-1 Learning about the READ Main Idea Strategy
10-2 Applying READ
10-3 Practice Using READ
10-4 Finding the Topic Sentence
10-5 Practice Finding the Topic Sentence
10-6 Writing Topic Sentences
10-7 Writing More Topic Sentences
10-8 Identifying a Passage Title
10-9 Writing a Passage Title
10-10 Mastery Assessment and Reflection
Answer Key

CHAPTER ELEVEN
Learning Word Meaning
Titles of Reproducible Activities
Using the Reproducible Activities
11-1 Introducing the ACED Strategy for Learning the Meaning of a Word
11-2 Learning about ACED
11-3 Making Associations
11-4 Practice Collecting Information
11-5 More Practice Collecting Information
11-6 Practice Evaluating and Integrating Associations and Information
11-7 More Practice Evaluating and Integrating Associations and Information
11-8 Defining a Word
11-9 Using ACED to Learn the Meaning of a Social Studies Word
11-10 Using ACED to Learn the Meaning of Science Word
11-11 Mastery Assessment and Reflection
Answer Key

CHAPTER TWELVE
Spelling New Words
Titles of Reproducible Activities
Using the Reproducible Activities
12-1 Learning about the SCVCR Spelling Strategy
12-2 My Personal Spelling List
12-3 Seeing How SCVCR is Used
12-4 Review Routines
12-5 Using SCVCR to Learn to Spell Science Words
12-6 Using SCVCR to Learn to Spell Social Studies Words
12-7 Using SCVCR to Learn to Spell Language Arts Words
12-8 Using SCVCR to Learn to Spell Math Words
12-9 Using SCVCR to Learn to Spell Music and Art Words
12-10 Using SCVCR to Learn to Spell Recreation Words
12-11 Using SCVCR to Learn to Spell Words You Choose
12-12 Using SCVCR to Learn to Spell Words Your Teacher Chooses
12-13 Mastery Assessment and Reflection
Answer Key

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