How to Truly Prepare for Exams
With exams coming up in January, this is often times an extremely stressful period of the year for students because the expectation is at an all-time high. Study skills and understanding productive ways to prepare for large assessments is not something most students naturally have as a skill set. They instead need to practice and learns ways to appropriately study that capitalize on their learning style. As a parent, you can assist with this as well by asking questions and providing techniques that may prove to be useful. This set of skills is not only something a student needs to large exams a few times a year, but truly need for the rest of their school years.
So what type of learner is your student?
Learning Style Inventory - have your student answer a few questions to get an idea about how they learn best
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Now that you have an idea of what type of learner your student is, how do you assist them with different study/organization strategies?
Auditory Learners
Visual Learners
Tactile/Kinesthetic Learner
Helpful Online Resources for Studying
Flash Card Machine - You can create an account and save them for future assessments
Quizlet - use your own information or others who have already created flashcards/study guides
