Has your teenager developed successful study habits in high school?

In order for a young adult to succeed in college, they need to possess certain practices or routines that will allow them to achieve good grades in their classes. These practices and routines are called study habits. Teenagers are given ample opportunity to develop or fine-tune these habits during high school.

Here are the most important study habits that your teen should be working on during his high school years:

• Organization of information such as what things are due, notes and projects.
• Organization of time or time-management - when are things due; learning to be proactive with assignments or projects.
• Listening skills, paying attention in class and note taking abilities.
• Using their memory and recall.
• Being able to set up a study place independently.

If you feel your teen is not adept at these habits, talk to him/her about it. Pick one skill at a time and set a goal for the next 30 days to develop this habit. Be sure that your teen has all he/she needs to accomplish the goal. For instance, your teen will need a planner to succeed in developing the time-management habit.

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