Soar Study Skills: A Simple and Efficient System for Earning Better Grades in Less Time - Softcover

Susan Kruger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0977428001 ISBN 13: 9780977428007

Publisher: S O A R Learning, 2006

Synopsis

Publication Date: September 20, 2007 | Age Range: 12 and up

"Bottom line: Get the book; you won't be sorry. We've only had it for under a week, and it has already proven its worth 10 times over." - Sharmian L. White, Parent

Better Grades...in less time.

Topics Covered:
1.Time and task-management
2. Organizing at home & school
3.Goal-setting
4.Note-taking strategies
5.Paper organization
6.Test-taking strategies
7.Homework/project planning
8.Communication & Effective Skills
9.Reading skills
10.Writing strategies

Any student who has ever: spent too much time doing homework, lost an assignment before turning it in, studied hard for a test and then bombed it, or felt that their parents nag them too much about homework, will love this book!

The SOAR Study Skills book is not just a roll of the dice! It is an accredited research based curriculum, with multiple case studies, proving its value and legitimacy.

Case Studies:

1.Gary Thompson is the Director of Toledo Technology Academy in Ohio, ranked the 2nd Best High School in the Midwest. His building has been implementing SOAR® Study Skills for 5 years.
2.Beth Brandes is a counselor at Theodore Guerin Catholic High School in Noblesville, Indiana. Theodore Guerin implements SOAR® Study Skills with the whole freshman class.
3.Tobi Flair is the principal at Harry Hurst Middle School in Destrehan, Louisiana. Her building has built a 20-minute session of "SOAR® time" into their daily schedule.
4.Lauri Oliver is a teacher at Winona Senior High School in Winona, Minnesota. Her building chose SOAR® as their study skills curriculum due to our extensive research basis.

For more information on SOAR Learning Inc.'s case studies, please visit. StudySkills.com

The SOAR Study Skills book offers a full comprehensive program that empowers students to manage their time, schoolwork, and extra-curricular activities more efficiently. All, while learning how to study the EASIEST and MOST EFFECTIVE way. All strategies are easy to integrate into an immediate routine. The four-step program builds upon each strategy to increase students' understanding and retention, while decreasing their homework and study time. This book is appropriate for students in fifth grade and older, parents of all school-aged children, and educators of middle-school thru college.

All strategies are easy to integrate into an immediate routine. The four-step program builds upon each strategy to increase students understanding and retention, while decreasing their homework and study time. SOAR® Study Skills is a core program, addressing basic organizational and strategic learning needs for students. There are some popular study strategies that you will NOT see in SOAR® because they do not meet our criteria for student-friendly.

The three principles that continue to guide the contents of the SOAR® Study Skills Curriculum are the principles for a student-friendly system:

* Strategies must be time-efficient. Strategies must be realistic for students to do, save them time, and reduce as many unnecessary steps as possible.

* Strategies must be effective. We respect teachers' and students time and will not teach anything that does not deliver results.

* Strategies must apply across the content areas. There are many study skills that are useful techniques, but we only select or develop strategies that apply across content areas so that students will clearly understand the appropriate times/settings to use the strategies. This approach empowers students to confidently take more responsibility for their own work and develop a more strategic approach to all of their learning.

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Review

"Susan Kruger is an absolute genius! She's made getting organized simple, which is the only way kids will stick with it, and she's made it fun, which is a minor miracle. She's tremendously innovative, creative, and wise. I can't wait for the world to discover this amazing woman and all she has to offer!" -- Ned Hallowell, M.D., Ed.D. Leading ADHD expert and best-selling author of Driven to Distraction

"This program is a great value for any demographic... I have received numerous comments and seen the positive impact SOAR® has had on are students. Parents alike say the simplicity, speed, and efficiency that the SOAR® system brings, is as vital as learning addition for math class." -- Gary Thompson, Director of Toledo Technology Academy in Ohio, ranked 2nd Best High School in the Midwest

"To say our team is thrilled about the results we are seeing in the work ethic and academic progress of our students would be an incredible understatement." -- Robyn Ellis M.S.Ed, Principal of Maeser Prep Academy

"I got this for my 10 year old son. It takes you through prioritizing, setting personal and academic goals, organizing your school gear and your study space, study skills, including how to maximize textbook reading, paper writing, interacting with teachers, taking notes, and taking tests, and tracking progress. I think it's worth its weight in gold." -- Sharmian L. White, Parent

"This (book) is very easy to understand. It is laid out neatly and the strategies have helped me a lot! Thank you for everything!" -- Adrienne G., College Freshman

"I was getting C's and D's. Now I am getting A's and B's! I learned how to be organized and how to study...it has made such a difference!" -- Katie H., 11th grade High School

"Thank you so much for this wonderful resource! I am teaching a new study skills class this year. The information you provide is invaluable. These materials are lifesavers...literally." -- Deb P., Middle School Teacher

From the Author

As a student, I always struggled to earn decent grades in elementary and high school. It took me hours to do homework, I did awful on tests, and I generally felt just plain "stupid." In college, however, I learned strategies that made studying so much easier and faster. All of a sudden, I was earning nearly all "A's" in college...and it was much easier than the mediocre grades I earned before! Since that point, I have made it my mission to help other students learn how to do homework more quickly, study more efficiently, and discover their lost confidence in school.

Edition details

• Publisher: S O A R Learning
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0977428001
• ISBN 13: 9780977428007
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Number of pages: 123