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Teaching Guide
Success Express
Kenwood Academy
produced by
Joyce Brown, Brian Johnson, Dionne Macon and Jane White
Web Institute for Teachers, Summer, 2000
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Introduction
High school students must meet increased academic standards in order to
meet high school graduation requirements. Current requirements can be achieved
through exposure to a study skills curriculum. Completion of this
module will enable students to develop strategies to perform successfully
under the new rigorous educational standards.
Aim
This curriculum is designed for all new and returning members of the entire
Kenwood Academy learning community. Students will be introduced to
this program through their advisory period. Participants will utilize this
curriculum guide to decrease the failure rate.
Rationale
Kewood seeks to reduce the school wide failure rate. Mastery of study skills
techniques will decrease the drop out rate and increase the graduation
rate. Students will benefit from developing effective study skills
in order to become life-long, independent learners.
Goals and Objectives
Goals
Students will learn to:
• Manage time and environment
• Develop reading skills
• Listen and take notes
• Formulate test-taking strategies
• Identify and utilize appropriate resources
Objectives
•Students will learn to prioritize and rank daily activities
•Students will develop a study schedule for home and school use
•Students will maintain an assignment notebook to record all
homework and project due dates.
•Students will apply texbook organization concepts to understand materials
presented in subject area textbooks.
•Students will apply basic textbook vocabulary such as: chapters, topic
headingss, subheadings, introductions and summaries to gain further infation
in the textbook.
•Develop vocabulary building skills
•Students will learn to use the SQ3R Method
•Students will demonstrate specific strategies for taking objective,
problem solving and essay tests.
• Students will demonstrate an awarness of tutorial, Internet and library
resources in the school and community
Audience
This curriculum is designed for Kenwood Academy students,
parents and faculty.
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Pre-requisites
This curriculum module is designed for currently enrolled Kenwood Academy
students, their parents and faculty. This curriculum plan assumes
no prior mastery of study skill techniques.
Subject-Matter
Students will participate in the following study skill modules:
• Introduction to learning styles
• Management of time and environment
• Improvement of reading skills
• Mastery of listening and note taking
• Enhancement of test taking skills
• Improved use of Internet and printed resource materials
Instructional Plan
• Inservice faculty
• Administer learning styles inventory to students and teachers.
• Instruct students in the proper use of an assignment book.
• Formulate study groups
• Require students to create a daily study schedule.
• Require students to maintain a notebook with graded assignments
and notes.
• Engage students in textbook analysis and exploration
activities.
• Familiarze students with the SQ3R Method.
• Provide hands on activities that will expand and guage their listening
acuity.
• Develop specific strategies for essay and objective exams.
• Engage students in Internet and library exploration.
Materials
This curriculum module requires:
• Computer
• Activity Handouts
• Assignment Notebooks
• Three ring binders
• Kenwood Academy Handbook
• Meyers- Briggs Learning Styles Inventory
• CPS Study Buddies Guide
• CPS Student Advisory Handbook
• CPS Homework Success
• CPS Read, Write, Well Handbook
• Study Skills Handouts
• Writers Inc.
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Assessment and Evaluation
Student Evaluation:
Quarterly failure rates
On -line quizzes
State and Local Standards
Appendices (optional, if needed)
Resources
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