Your child can expect to spend more than thirteen years going through school from pre-school to high school. How he/she performs during those thirteen years determines how well she’ll do in college and later in life. Grades are extremely important when determining scholarships or if
internships are granted. But how can you ensure your child will do well in her/his classes? The first step for great performance in school and college is to learn good study habits. The sooner your child learns good study habits, the sooner she’ll/he'll start making the grades and opening the doors to opportunities.

There are basically ten steps to developing good study habits.

1. Understand the necessity of studying- As a parent, you must convey to your child as soon as possible why studying is important. You must also be interested in school; your child will take an interest because you do. The earlier he/she becomes interested in school the better. Keep the child motivated to achieve his/her goals, not only in life but also in classes. One way of doing this is writing down where your child wants to be in five years. For younger children, try next year or even a few months. The important thing is to get the child used to developing goals. For older students, the issue becomes what profession does he/she want to study? Writing down a list of goals will serve as a reminder to study your child of what she/he wants to achieve and is a great motivator when she/he doesn't feel like studying.

2. Pay Attention- Pay attention to the lectures in class. Be attentive, to what the teacher is going over in class.

3. Plan out a time and place to study- Locate a place where your child can study. If possible this area should be specifically designated for studying. The child must go to this area everyday at the same time to devote to studying. You are building up a habit of when your child is in this area at a certain time, he/she is there to study.

4. Do Homework Immediately- As soon your child arrives at home, start on homework. If the child plays sports, homework should be performed as soon as you arrive home from practice. If other items are placed before completing the homework, the child may forget to complete his/her homework. Once homework is behind, it is sometimes difficult to catch up.

5. Know the Weak and Strong Subjects- Know your child's weak and strong subjects. Devote more time to the weak subjects.

6. Sleep- Make sure your child is getting enough sleep. Being tired during classes makes it difficult to be attentive during class and makes it even harder to study later on.

7. Do Practice Tests- If a test is coming up, make up practice tests to take at home during the study time. Concentrate on the missed questions and concentrate on those areas.

8. No cramming!- Your child should study for a test or quiz as soon as it is announced that one is approaching. Cramming for a test undermines student confidence and produces a great deal of stress the day of the test.

9. Take Notes- Assist your child with writing notes. Writing notes provide key points to refer back to when studying, and contrary to popular belief, note taking must be taught. No one is born knowing how to take notes. Notes also provide questions for the practice test. Notes should also be taken during lectures.

10. Repeat steps 1-9- Repeating steps one through nine each day will help develop good study habits. Remember it’s never too young to start developing study habits.


Nicole Givens “Ten Steps to Good Study Habits”
It is essential in today’s competitive markets that individuals develop good studying habits for all aspects of life, not just high school or college. For what better test to pass than the test of life.

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Originally posted by: CharlotteMommies