Successful Study Skills 4 Students is now offering two free and original eBooks, Successfully Transitioning to Middle School and Successfully Transitioning to High School, available as a download on the S4 website.
“It’s impossible to measure the potential impact a positive transition can have on a student’s future academic performance.”, said Michelle Sagalyn, President of S4 Study Skills. “A successful transition can have a ripple effect throughout a student’s entire academic career.”
The challenges these transitions bring are not limited just to learning an advanced curriculum, or acclimating to a new environment. At the core is the need for students to assume a greater responsibility and role for their own educational experience. The skills that enabled excellent academic performance in the primary or middle school years are not enough to power students through the transition to the next level.
New middle schoolers are confronted with some dramatic changes that can be intimidating without preparation. Instead of relying one teacher, students now need to develop the ability to cultivate and integrate the resources of several teachers. Good reading skills aren’t enough anymore – the focus shifts to applying logic and reason to understand and use the course material.
S4’s Successfully Transitioning to Middle School explores four critical skill areas that can help students navigate these important changes successfully: self-advocacy, active learning, organization and planning, and confidence. Discover how by signing up for the e-book here.
The realization that academic performance really starts to count in high school comes as a wake-up call to many students entering their first year. There’s more homework, the requirements are stiffer, and the options for extracurricular activities multiply. In a word, it’s not so easy anymore!
S4’s Successfully Transitioning to High School reveals the 5 key skills that can help students manage the transition effectively – and help them thrive throughout their high school academic career. These skills include: goal setting, time management, planners, active learning and take responsibility. Register and receive your copy here.
Successful Study Skills 4 Students, LLC, a leading area resource for improving performance in secondary education, believes that the deployment of these critical skills, in conjunction with focus and discipline, provides middle and high schoolers with the road-map to better academic results – and creates happier, more confident students! For more information on S4 programs for middle and high school students, contact S4 at 203-30-S-K-I-L-L (203-307-5455), or info@S4StudySkills.com.