Restart the School Year with Improved Study Skills

Study skills can often feel like an inherent ability: you either have it or you don’t. But in reality, effective habits for studying are cultivated and strengthened over time. They can be improved by brain training and other types of one-on-one support. And they have an outsized impact on a learner’s ability to move through school and life.

Study habits play a huge role in whether a student does well in school—in fact, strong study skills are widely considered to be the key indicator of a student’s academic outcome. But they aren’t just useful in school. Studying effectively helps individuals become independent, confident learners. These skills can be drawn on again and again throughout life.

Let’s take a look at what these skills entail, how they can be useful, and how brain training can help to strengthen them.

Better Studying Habits For School and Beyond

3 Crucial Study Skills For Every Learner

Studying is the broad term used for independent learning—whether students are completing homework or reviewing material for an exam. When you think of studying, you may connect it to memory: how well a student retains information.

But in reality, study skills are much more wide-ranging, including:

• Organization.
  From organizing subject material into clear, easy-to-read documents to organizing time effectively, this skill is fundamental to effective studying. It also allows for studying that’s more consistent and less stressful—so students aren’t scrambling to find their notes or to cram last-minute for a test.

• Concentration.
  When learners are distracted, it’s harder for them to comprehend, retain, or retrieve information. Deep concentration isn’t always easy—particularly for those with cognitive differences like ADHD. But when students are able to concentrate deeply on the work at hand, it allows them to learn more easily.
  
• Setting goals.
  Being able to set realistic goals requires an understanding of time and ability. Goal-setting allows students to prioritize, to complete tasks in the time allocated, and to measure their progress throughout the year. It’s an essential aspect of independent studying. 

The Benefits of Strong Study Skills in Life

It’s tempting to dismiss study skills as useful only in the classroom. In reality, these skills have countless practical applications throughout a learner’s life, whether they’re school-aged or older. Here are just some of the ways it can benefit your learner:

• Staying on top of social obligations.
  Planning and organizing can be incredibly useful in all aspects of a person’s social life, whether they need to remember to buy a gift for a friend’s birthday or organize an outing.
  
• Managing work assignments.
  The last thing anyone wants is to rush through a work task or assignment, with sloppy mistakes and incomplete information. Prioritizing and being organized can help to prevent these situations.

• A life of independent learning.
  Students don’t stop learning when they leave the classroom! When they’re armed with good study skills, they can engage in learning that’s meaningful and fulfilling to them.

Transforming Study Skills Through One-on-One Brain Training

While studying is a foundational part of learning, specific study skills and strategies are rarely taught within the classroom, especially during the early years of school. To pick up effective study skills, you or your learner may have to look outside of the classroom for support.  

That’s where brain training from LearningRx comes in! Through our one-on-one StudyRx® program, learners can cultivate those cognitive skills crucial to effective study—including working memory, logic, and focus.

While students advance these skills, we can also help them build practical strategies for note-taking, goal-setting, organization, and memorization. In other words, we can help them develop and strengthen those skills needed for successful studying, learning, and thinking—foundational skills that can last a lifetime!  

Improve study skills with one-on-one brain training! To learn more about our transformational StudyRx® program, visit LearningRx online or give us a call at 866-BRAIN-01.