Study & Organizational Skills


Teacher and student in science classStudy Skills 101

Studying effectively requires a number of different skills including:

  • Time management
  • Organization
  • Prioritization
  • Integrating learning style
  • Incorporating teacher expectations
  • Effective material retention
  • Identifying active vs. passive strategies
  • Learning the material in multi-sensory ways
  • Understanding the test format

This is often more than a student can manage on their own, particularly if the individual has learning challenges such as ADHD, executive functioning deficits, and/or a learning disability.

At CES, certified educators teach students who already have developed basic academic skills to apply their abilities to the organization of time, materials, tests, and assignments. They help individuals determine study strategies that are most appropriate to their learning styles. We base our instruction on the materials assigned to students in their school programs, so tutoring time is used productively. These materials are supplemented by information and techniques that research has demonstrated to be the most effective, and with which instructors have had success during their years of experience.

Study skills are one of many EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS vital for optimal functioning at school, in the home, and in life.

To learn more about executive functioning and how tutoring can help,

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Quick Study Tips

Make the words come to Life!  For those of you who are visual learners, taking a concept or idea and turning it into a picture, comic strip, or concept map can be an effective study strategy.  Click here to watch a YouTube video on the different types of concept maps and how to use them effectively.  For younger students this PDF may be a helpful guide.


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How students remember

These tips are offered to enhance storage and retrieval of knowledge (memory), while reducing demands on working/short-term memory. Students retain information better when…

  • It makes sense to them.
  • It is organized.
  • It is presented in both visual and verbal format.
  • Emotions are attached to the material.
  • Retrieval uses are attached to the information.
  • It is repeated, reviewed, or rehearsed.
  • It is actually retrieved, not just repeated.
  • They are periodically tested on it.
  • It is processed on deeper level through conversation or engagement.
  • They use a mnemonic strategy.
  • They actively rehearse it.