Study Skills

For Students

Confidence comes from preparation
Motivation is YOUR choice
How to read a textbook --- it's different than a novel!
How to study

For Teachers

http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/	Extensive, well organized. Have students read a listing and discuss each point. Choose one suggestion and say it every day for a week.
http://www.academicgameplan.com/main.html	Academic Game Plan. Takes an approach similar to success in sports."Life is a game that holds many rewards for those who dare to compete. Winning is never an accident; neither is losing. The key to success is knowing the rules, techniques and fundamentals of the game and having a plan for attaining the goal."
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html	Steps to Success http://www.technews.vt.edu/Archives/2002/Sept/02077.html
http://www.umbc.edu/Programs/Meyerhoff/ Undergrad/contact.html	Meyerhoff Program at UMBC
http://www.csbsju.edu/academicadvising/ help/remread.html	Remembering what you read
http://www.csbsju.edu/academicadvising/ help/eff-list.html	Effective listening
http://www.mtsu.edu/~studskl/10tips.html	Study skills, student-to-student
http://www.sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl.html	Study skills, more technical
http://osi.fsu.edu/waveseries/wave2.pdf	Ride the wave to success in the classroom
http://www.cgcs.org/promise/whatworks/ achievement/part41.html	Program partnering students in mathematics
http://ericeece.org/pubs/digests/1995/ espino95.html	Hispanic home life and student success
http://www.freep.com/features/books/ pact23_20020623.htm	African-american students make pact
http://www.black-collegian.com/career/ careersuccess2000-2nd.shtml	Start in school to be successful in careers in the new millenium
http://www.detnews.com/2002/editorial/ 0207/30/a13-547524.htm	Rod Paige on expectations (author, William Raspberry)
http://w3.ed.uiuc.edu/BER/pubsForms/resHighs.asp	Variety of reports on achievement of black and latino students
http://www.pls-ed.com/sec01_ services4ed/hot/HOT95.pdf	Explicit ways to link effort and achievement. Developing self-efficacy.

ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education

Parent Involvement. It has long been assumed that parent involvement is critical to program success and student achievement (Jun & Tierney, 1999). Horn and Chen (1998), for example, found that students whose parents discussed education goals with them went farther in post-secondary institutions than those who did not. Some programs, therefore, require parents to sign contracts agreeing to support their children's attendance, assist with homework, and follow through on necessary paperwork for college admission and financial aid. Programs may also invite parents to nonacademic performances or ask for assistance in raising funds or providing supplies.http://eric-web.tc.columbia.edu/digests/dig159.html