Study Max: Improving Study Skills in Grades 9-12

by Lawrence J. Greene

Overview

Set even your underachieving students on the road to academic success! The Study Max program provides teachers with a proven, effective method for improving students' study skills.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412904674
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	12/09/2004
Series:	1-Off Series
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	3 Months

About the Author

Lawrence J. Greene, a graduate of the Stanford University Graduate School of Education, is a nationally recognized author, educational therapist, consultant, and curriculum developer who has worked with more than ten thousand strug­gling students during a clinical career spanning thirty years. He has written eighteen books, and he has trained thousands of teachers in graduate programs at the university level. His educational curricula are currently used in elemen­tary schools, middle schools, high schools, colleges, and universities throughout the world, and his books have been translated into languages ranging from Chinese to Spanish. Other Books by Lawrence J. Greene Kids Who Hate School Kids Who Underachieve Learning Disabilities and Your Child Getting Smarter Think Smart, Study Smart Smarter Kids Teachers’ Desk Reference Guide to Learning Problems Improving Your Child’s Schoolwork The Life-Smart Kid Finding Help When Your Child Is Struggling in School Roadblocks to Learning Winning the Study Game Study Wise Study Max: Improving Study Skills in Grades 9–12 The Resistant Learner Strategies for Success (forthcoming)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
Part 1. Learning Styles and Preferences
Unit 1. Figuring Out How Students Learn Best
Part 2. Getting Organized
Unit 2. Managing Time and Developing a Study Schedule
Unit 3. Recording and Organizing Assignments
Unit 4. Organizing Study Materials
Unit 5. Creating A Smart Study Environment
Part 3. Turbo Charging Reading and Studying
Unit 6. Power Reading
Unit 7. Reading Comprehension at Warp Speed
Unit 8. Taking and Using Textbook Notes
Unit 9. Power Studying
Unit 10. Creating a Master Plan for Studying
Recommended Readings
Index

Editorial Reviews

"This book offers the most practical and realistic method by which to help students succeed. Period! Nothing out there now is more specifically aimed at student success. Teachers will find this book extremely useful, and if they do, then the real usefulness of the book will be for the students whose lives it touches. "

David Scheidecker

"This is a serious effort to give a step-by-step method through which students can maximize their learning strengths and transform into engaged, successful learners. Greene addresses the question of how the learning of students in Grades 9-12 can be made more effective. He provides very concrete strategies to answer this question. "

July 2006 Psyc CRITIQUES

"This is a serious effort to give a step-by-step method through which students can maximize their learning strengths and transform into engaged, successful learners. Greene addresses the question of how the learning of students in Grades 9-12 can be made more effective. He provides very concrete strategies to answer this question. "

Psyc CRITIQUES: Contemporary Psychology

"This is a serious effort to give a step-by-step method through which students can maximize their learning strengths and transform into engaged, successful learners. Greene addresses the question of how the learning of students in Grades 9-12 can be made more effective. He provides very concrete strategies to answer this question."

July 2006 PsycCRITIQUES