Perhaps it is a bit premature to post resources that emphasize study skills…maybe I should wait a few weeks…that’s generally when students and their parents begin to seek these types of resources (right before or after the 5 week reports are posted or sent out). Still, I prefer to be proactive, rather than reactive so here they are! These sites offer some excellent resource links and advice that can be shared with students to help them learn how to study and perform more effectively. Feel free to share them with your students in a proactive manner! In fact, maybe you could share this post with parents too, so they can be proactive as well!

Study Guides and Strategies – this site geered to college students includes excellent information that could be applied (in a more simplified form) in 9-12 classrooms. Skill categories include: Time Management, Problem Solving/Decision-Making, Learning, Learning with Others, Thinking, Studying, Project management, Math, Reading, and much, more more! You will find some great information that can also be simplified for younger students.

The Learning Toolbox – James Madison University has posted online information to help students diagnose and work on areas where they struggle. Many of the strategies could easily be used in lower grades. In addition, the site includes material that can be downloaded to support the various strategies included as part of the student toolbox. Categories include: Organization, Test Taking, Study Skills, Note Taking, Reading, Writing, Math, and Advanced Thinking.

How-to-Study.com – this free study skills resource site features categorized articles that include the following: college, math remembering, taking tests, language arts, notetaking, and more. The articles are quick and simple to read. In fact, you could probably share these simple strategies in newsletters or as sponge activities in the classroom. How about offering a How-to-Study tip on the morning announcements each day?

Education Atlas – this portal site for educators and students offers a lot of excellent information for educators and students.  The Study Skills Guide for Students section is particularly helpful as it provides links/guides to general study skill sites, test-taking study skills, and study tips for specific subject areas.

StudyTips.org - this site is also designed with educators and students in mind.  Most of the tips are geared to secondary students.  Categories include:  writing help, math help, science help , test taking, and learning information.  All material is copyrighted, but teachers are encouraged to print articles and share them with students.

Study Skills Blog – this blog can be searched by topic.  It features numerous articles and resources that are designed to benefit College level students.  Unfortunately, I could not discover the creator of the blog to check credentials, but the articles and posts that I reviewed seemed relevant and meaningful.  You can sign up to have new posts delivered in your RSS reader or sign up for new postings to arrive as newsletters in your email.

Mondofacto – I shared this site as an excellent dictionary resource in my 25 Online Dictionaries post, but feel compelled to share it again,  because the site also features excellent study skills resources.  Categories include writing, research, exams, study, presentation, and personal.  Resources are shared in a clean, easy to peruse format that includes information that would be particularly relevant for secondary and college level students.

You may find the following article posted on Guide to Online Schools helpful as well: An In-Depth List of Online Study Help Resources.

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• Flashcard Friends
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