| When my son was growing up he spent most of his | | | | writing strategies. |
| time during the school year struggling with homework | | | | The goal of the book is to help students of all ages |
| assignments and studying for tests. Study skills were | | | | get better grades in less time. The amount of |
| not taught in school so he had to struggle on his own | | | | homework assigned to students is overwhelming but |
| with only my help. According to the author of | | | | this book can help reduce the time and frustration |
| S.O.A.R.® Study Skills, Susan Woodcock Kruger, | | | | involved. Unlike other study skills systems I have |
| M.Ed., this is an all too common occurrence. She | | | | researched the techniques in this book are meant to |
| experienced the same issues until she entered college | | | | be simple and easily implemented. Readers of this |
| where she discovered study strategies that eliminated | | | | book are most likely already stressed so the author |
| her frustration and made studying more efficient. | | | | takes great care not to overwhelm them. |
| Susan identified what turns students off to 'study skills' | | | | I was impressed with the quizzes, charts and forms to |
| and what turns them on to strategic learning! | | | | record goals and accomplishments. These features |
| Susan went on to become a Certified Teacher with a | | | | make the book truly interactive and involve the reader |
| Master's Degree and is a Reading/Learning Specialist. | | | | in not only learning but exploring their own learning |
| She developed her own, fun and unique study skills | | | | styles while developing a set of goals for eliminating |
| system that includes live and web based classes, | | | | homework hassles and improving grades. |
| educator training, this book and a CD set based on the | | | | There is much focus in this book on helping students |
| acronym: | | | | both at home and at school and I really enjoyed the |
| (S)oar | | | | chapter on interacting with teachers. Students are |
| (O)rganize | | | | encouraged to ask questions of their teachers and |
| (A)sk Questions | | | | there is even a clever graphic included in this chapter |
| (R)ecord Your Progress | | | | that shows readers the best place to sit in a |
| The S.O.A.R.® Study Skills soft cover book is | | | | classroom! |
| beautifully designed, easy to use and filled with | | | | This is a book that needs to be given to every student |
| illustrations and photographs. There are separate | | | | of any age and it needs to be a tool that every |
| introductions for parents, students, educators and | | | | teacher uses in the classroom. The book would make |
| students with ADD/ADHD. Family involvement is very | | | | a fantastic gift for a parent, student or teacher. I found |
| much part of the S.O.A.R.® Study Skills program | | | | the book to be fun and easy to read and I learned |
| and the author invites parents to read the book with | | | | organizational skills that I can use in my office today. I |
| young students. | | | | only wish that this book had been available when I |
| Readers will learn about task-management, organizing | | | | was in school so many years ago! |
| at home & school, prioritizing, goal-setting, | | | | © 2008, Davis Virtual Assistance. Reprints |
| note-taking strategies, space and paper organization, | | | | welcomed so long as the article and byline are printed |
| test-taking strategies, homework/project planning, | | | | intact and all links made live. |
| communication & effective skills, reading skills and | | | | |