By: John Ernst Publisher: Teacher Created Resources Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Teacher Created Resources Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 144 Publication Date: May 01, 1996 Release Date: November 08, 2004
Product Description: Student-directed activities help middle schoolers learn how to get organized, how grading is done, and how to develop good study skills.
Great little book! Great little book with good activities for middle schoolers! Came promptly and in good shape! Thanks!
The least helpful of middle school study skills books... I have now reviewed about ten books on middle school study skills, and there are others better than this one.
This book is divided into three parts: (1) getting it together, (2) What's my grade?, and (3) learning to learn. Much of the book is direct at the teacher, who is urged to micro-plan his or her classroom experience, e.g., have pencil, pen, and paper, use homework helpers, getting set up for class, having a place to study, and so forth. Ernst then writes about grading systems (not sure what that has to do with study skills), and then, finally, addresses some specific study skills. The suggestions in the section "Reading This and That" seemed fairly elementary to me, and were not, in fact, process skills that students could use.
I found Laurie Rozakis' book Super Study Skills to be more useful in this age group. William Luckie's book Study Power is more useful in the high school and early college age group.
Please correct the rating of my review I'm the author of "Middle School Study Skills." The information I posted back in 2000 was not meant to be a review. However, it has since been categorized as a review with ZERO stars. As you can see, that brings the average down to 2.5 -- not too good. Please either make my entry information only, or -- if it has to be categorized as a review -- make it 5 stars. (I like my book.) Thanks.
Middle Schoolers need what's in this book! I was given the task of creating a Guided Studies class for special education students at my middle school. I decided it should focus on organizational skills, study skills and test taking skills. This book has been a tremendous resource of ideas for the course and for lesson plans.(specifically with the organizational and study skills).This is the perfect resource book for the middle school teacher. It gives information teachers need to be teaching students, even before "reading, writing and arithmetic", to help them be successful as they progress through their school years. A+
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