These titles are geared towards students to help you improve your organizational and study skills.
Where's My Stuff?: The Ultimate Teen Organizing Guide
by Samantha Moss & Lesley Schwartz
Where’s My Stuff? gives comprehensive advice on how to organize school-work, lockers, bedrooms, and even one’s schedule. Written in collaboration with professional teen organizer Lesley Schwartz, this book includes a hilarious quiz and provides great advice about things like decision making and closet purging. With fun and useful illustrations, easy-to-follow charts, and ample doses of humor, Where’s My Stuff? is an incredible asset for anyone who wants to get it together…and keep it together, for good. |
Get Organized Without Losing It
by Janet S. Fox ISBN: 978-157542-193-3 Kids today have a lot to keep track of—and keep organized. Schoolwork, friends, activities, chores…rooms, backpacks, lockers, desks…and what about fun? Here’s friendly, practical, humorous help for kids who want to manage their tasks, their time, and their stuff—without going overboard or being totally obsessed. Tips, techniques, strategies, and examples empower kids to conquer clutter, prioritize tasks, handle homework, prepare for tests, plan projects, stop procrastinating, and start enjoying the benefits of being organized: less stress and more success. Lists and steps make it doable; jokes and cartoons make it enjoyable. Recommended for any kid who’s frustrated, overwhelmed, and sick of hearing “Clean your room!” “Where’s your homework?” and “You’re going to be late AGAIN!” |
The Work-Smart Academic Planner: Write It Down, Get It Done
by Richard Guare Phd, Peg Dawson EdD, Colin Guare ISBN-13: 978-1462519569 From executive skills experts Peg Dawson and Richard Guare, this large-format academic planner is specially designed for students in grades 6-12. It provides a system for keeping track of assignments and due dates while developing the crucial executive skills needed to succeed in school and beyond. Students are guided to build a daily study plan, manage their time, set short- and long-term goals, study for tests, and record their successes. They also get tools for evaluating their own executive skills in order to target their weaknesses and capitalize on strengths. User-friendly features: *Spiral binding facilitates everyday use. *Three-hole punched to conveniently fit in a binder. *Reproducible planning forms; purchasers can download and print extra copies. *Undated daily and monthly calendars for one academic year. *Three-year reference calendar (2015-2017) on each monthly page. |
How to Study in College : Walter Pauk
ISBN: 061837972X
FROM THE PUBLISHER
This classic text has helped over a million students turn adequate work into excellent work. How to Study in College details such study methods as visual thinking, active listening, concentration techniques, note-taking strategies, and test-taking techniques while incorporating material on life skills.
Note: Prof. Pauk was a professor at Cornell; these strategies are targeting for students of all levels who need to improve study skills.
ISBN: 061837972X
FROM THE PUBLISHER
This classic text has helped over a million students turn adequate work into excellent work. How to Study in College details such study methods as visual thinking, active listening, concentration techniques, note-taking strategies, and test-taking techniques while incorporating material on life skills.
- The Seventh Edition includes an emphasis on life-long vocabulary development using the Word History System, which illustrates words through pictures on a page at the end of each chapter.
- Comprehensive coverage includes integrated and simplified presentation of study systems, giving more coverage to the Cornell note-taking systems, SQ3R, and the Questions in the Margins method.
Note: Prof. Pauk was a professor at Cornell; these strategies are targeting for students of all levels who need to improve study skills.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: Sean Covey
ISBN: 0684856093
Being a teenager is both wonderful and challenging. In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, author Sean Covey applies the timeless principles of the 7 Habits to teens and the tough issues and life-changing decisions they face. In an entertaining style, Covey provides a step-by-step guide to help teens improve self-image, build friendships, resist peer pressure, achieve their goals, get along with their parents, and much more. In addition, this book is stuffed with cartoons, clever ideas, great quotes, and incredible stories about real teens from all over the world. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens will engage teenagers unlike any other book.
ISBN: 0684856093
Being a teenager is both wonderful and challenging. In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, author Sean Covey applies the timeless principles of the 7 Habits to teens and the tough issues and life-changing decisions they face. In an entertaining style, Covey provides a step-by-step guide to help teens improve self-image, build friendships, resist peer pressure, achieve their goals, get along with their parents, and much more. In addition, this book is stuffed with cartoons, clever ideas, great quotes, and incredible stories about real teens from all over the world. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens will engage teenagers unlike any other book.
Reading Lists for College Bound Students:
Doug Estell ISBN: 0764561014
FROM THE PUBLISHER
You don’t have to major in rocket science to know that a pre-college reading program will boost your vocabulary, prepare you for entrance test, and help you succeed in college level courses. The trick is knowing which books are the most important to your long-term academic success. ARCO’s Reading Lists for College Bound Students also includes guidance for setting up your own personal reading program and a tear-out checklist to help guide your reading selection.
Doug Estell ISBN: 0764561014
FROM THE PUBLISHER
You don’t have to major in rocket science to know that a pre-college reading program will boost your vocabulary, prepare you for entrance test, and help you succeed in college level courses. The trick is knowing which books are the most important to your long-term academic success. ARCO’s Reading Lists for College Bound Students also includes guidance for setting up your own personal reading program and a tear-out checklist to help guide your reading selection.