The following survey is intended for me to gather research regarding the study habits of students in our “Age of Technology.” To access the survey, please click on the following link:
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB229F5JKHJA8
Announcing The Tutor Whisperer’s debut on Modern Mom
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http://modernmom.com/blogs/tutorwhisperer/3767/
To read my article “Active Learning: Get Out of Your Seat!” about how learning can [...]
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The majority of my students are required to memorize weekly vocabulary lists. Looking at the words and the definitions the night before the test DOES NOT WORK for most students. I suggest studying for vocabulary a little bit each day for several days in a [...]
I have an unconventional way of teaching five-paragraph essays. Typically, a teacher will assign the students the introductory paragraph first and have them write a thesis, typically the last sentence of the first paragraph, which states what the entire paper will be about.
I believe that it’s difficult to write an introduction when you don’t know [...]
I feel that society is failing many of our children in the teaching of writing skills. A solid paragraph should start with a topic sentence that tells what the entire paragraph will be about. That topic sentence is then followed by supporting details. The paragraph ends with a concluding sentence. Typically paragraphs are 6-8 sentences, [...]
I am a firm believer in using mnemonics as a memorization tool. Shoving information into the brain in large amounts can be absolutely overwhelming. I have found that when the student makes a fun sentence out of a series of information, not only does that child learn the information quicker, but he or she is [...]
Here is a sample of a technique I use with my fourth graders for learning history. Most young children think that if they read the chapter two to three times, that constitutes “studying.” I try to teach them what I call “active memorization.” They transfer the words from the pages of the history book to [...]