Study Skills

Use the links below to access our archive of various approaches to teaching students with language-based learning disabilities study skills.  Printable templates are provided.

        Executive Function

          "Regardless of their expertise, the musicians need a competent conductor who

           will select the piece to play, make sure they start playing at the same time and

           stay on tempo, fade in the strings and then bring in the brass, and manage them

           as they interpret the music. Without an effective conductor, the symphony will not

           produce good music."     -Dr. Thomas E. Brown

        Executive function is one of the fastest growing areas of interest for educators,

        administrators, psychologists, and parents today. There are many effective

        interventions that empower students with weaknesses in executive function to become

        more successful both in and outside of the classroom.  

        Click here to view a brief overview of executive function, and one study strategy that

        helps students maintain focus and self-monitor while reading.

         Organizational Skills

         Unless they are explicitly taught organizational skills, students will continue to

         approach their class work, homework, and test preparation in a haphazard and

         inefficient manner. Organizational and time-management skills are lifelong skills

         that will benefit students into their adult years.

         Study Skills, Second Edition
         A Landmark School Teaching Guide
         Joan Sedita
         © 1989, 2001 Landmark School, Inc. and Joan Sedita

                                      Bringing the Right Materials To School

          The Two Column Method of Note Taking

          Brigitta Allen, M.S. Ed., Study Skills Department Head, Landmark High School Faculty

          Finding the Topic

          Study Skills

          A Landmark School Student Guide

          by Diane Vener

          © 2002 Landmark School, Inc. and Diane Vener

          Finding the Main Idea

          Study Skills

          A Landmark School Student Guide

          by Diane Vener

          © 2002 Landmark School, Inc. and Diane Vener

         The Master Filing System         
          Excerpted from Study Skills and Academic Competence

          by Patricia W. Newhall. ©2007 Landmark School, Inc.

         Metacognition  
       "Thinking about Thinking, Thinking about Learning"

         "Creating and improvising opportunities to involve students in the

          learning process allows students to become aware of how they

          learn and why certain skills benefit them. As a result, students

          are more motivated and more likely to apply those skills when

          working independently. In short, an included student becomes an

          invested student who is eager to learn."

                                    -Excerpted from Landmark's Six Teaching Principles™

       Click here to access additional information on the topic of Metacognition.

         Use this link to download or print a PDF of a metacognitive strategy you can apply            when teaching your students to "think about their reading."    

        Diagnostic/Prescriptive Teaching

        Maximize your students success by taking a diagnostic/prescriptive approach to
        placement and to teaching students with language-based learning disabilities. 

        Click here to learn more about the three types of learners.

        Use this link to print or download a learning style activity you can use in your classroom.      

         Basic Time Management Skills

        Click here to learn how to teach time management skills.
        Click here to print a Task Analysis and Time Estimation Sheet
        excerpted from Study Skills: Research-Based Teaching Strategies by Patricia W. Newhall