Developing Good Middle School Study Skills
September 5th, 2008Parents are increasingly aware of the growing number of children who lack good study habits and therefore are unable to achieve good grades. It is a case of ‘for lack of a nail, the battle was lost …’ and, as in the moral to that story, entirely preventable. Children should begin to develop good study skills while in grade school. You can help. With grade school materials, it may be sufficient to have their homework done each day at a specific time. This teaches a disciplined approach. Expose them to the dictionary by the time they’re in fourth grade. Reference sources are an important component in forming good study habits.
