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Study skills for students with dyslexia : support for specific learning differences (SpLDs) / edited by Sandra Hargreaves & Jamie Crabb.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Sage study skillsPublisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: Third editionDescription: xx, 228 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781473925137
  • 1473925134
  • 9781473925120
  • 1473925126
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LC4818 STU
Contents:
Introduction / Sandra Hargreaves and Jamie Crabb CHAPTER 1: Managing Your Study / Jamie Crabb, Jane Davis & Sandra Hargreaves CHAPTER 2: Understanding how you Think and Learn / Jane Davis, Jo Easton and Sandra Hargreaves CHAPTER 3: How to make the most of your Lectures / Rachel Simpson CHAPTER 4: Note Taking and Note Making / Kay McEachran CHAPTER 5: Reading Strategies and Speed Reading / Rachel Simpson, Robert Mclaren, Peri Batliwala, Judith Cattermole CHAPTER 6: Answering Essay Questions / Sandra Hargreaves CHAPTER 7: Structuring Different Writing Genres / Helen Birkmyre CHAPTER 8: Critical Thinking / Pauline Sumner CHAPTER 9: Improving Your Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation / Sandra Hargreaves and John Brennan CHAPTER 10: Improving Mathematics Skills and Using Statistics / John Brennan Judith Cattermole CHAPTER 11: Revision and Examination Techniques / Sandra Hargreaves, Jane Davis and Jo Easton, CHAPTER 12: Presentations and Collaborative Learning / Paula Baty.
Summary: Do you want to improve your study skills? Packed full of advice on topics including note taking, essay writing, reading strategies and exam techniques, Study Skills for Students with Dyslexia is an essential read for students with dyslexia and other Specific Learning Differences (SpLDs) in further and higher education. The guidance and tools provided help you organise and plan your work, improve your skills and boost your confidence, so you succeed throughout your studies. The new edition contains: *A new chapter on critical thinking, giving you confidence in analysing information and expressing an argument *A new chapter on how to make the most of lectures, to ensure you're maximising your learning opportunities *The latest IT and software references, including links to online assistive technologies *A toolkit of downloadable resources to help you plan and study with ease, including templates, planners, tasks and activities, and toolsheets. This edition also comes with a fully editable digital download of the book, so you can access it in your preferred reading format. Practical and interactive, this book motivates, inspires and guides you through all your studies.
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Books GHU Library LC4818 STU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available GHU6858724939

Previous edition: 2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Sandra Hargreaves and Jamie Crabb CHAPTER 1: Managing Your Study / Jamie Crabb, Jane Davis & Sandra Hargreaves CHAPTER 2: Understanding how you Think and Learn / Jane Davis, Jo Easton and Sandra Hargreaves CHAPTER 3: How to make the most of your Lectures / Rachel Simpson CHAPTER 4: Note Taking and Note Making / Kay McEachran CHAPTER 5: Reading Strategies and Speed Reading / Rachel Simpson, Robert Mclaren, Peri Batliwala, Judith Cattermole CHAPTER 6: Answering Essay Questions / Sandra Hargreaves CHAPTER 7: Structuring Different Writing Genres / Helen Birkmyre CHAPTER 8: Critical Thinking / Pauline Sumner CHAPTER 9: Improving Your Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation / Sandra Hargreaves and John Brennan CHAPTER 10: Improving Mathematics Skills and Using Statistics / John Brennan Judith Cattermole CHAPTER 11: Revision and Examination Techniques / Sandra Hargreaves, Jane Davis and Jo Easton, CHAPTER 12: Presentations and Collaborative Learning / Paula Baty.

Do you want to improve your study skills? Packed full of advice on topics including note taking, essay writing, reading strategies and exam techniques, Study Skills for Students with Dyslexia is an essential read for students with dyslexia and other Specific Learning Differences (SpLDs) in further and higher education. The guidance and tools provided help you organise and plan your work, improve your skills and boost your confidence, so you succeed throughout your studies. The new edition contains: *A new chapter on critical thinking, giving you confidence in analysing information and expressing an argument *A new chapter on how to make the most of lectures, to ensure you're maximising your learning opportunities *The latest IT and software references, including links to online assistive technologies *A toolkit of downloadable resources to help you plan and study with ease, including templates, planners, tasks and activities, and toolsheets. This edition also comes with a fully editable digital download of the book, so you can access it in your preferred reading format. Practical and interactive, this book motivates, inspires and guides you through all your studies.

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