Galore Park Parent Catalogue 2018

Trusted textbooks for KEY STAGE 2 AND 13+ COMMON ENTRANCE

Study Sk i lls

Key Stage 2

Study Skills: Building the study skills needed for 13+ and beyond

Packed with practical tips and advice, this new book from experienced study skills teacher and bestselling author Elizabeth Holtom will help you support your child in showing their absolute best in the 13+ exams, and sets the foundations for a positive and holistic learning attitude that will last throughout their learning career.

■ Help your child to identify their most effective learning style, enabling them to retain and recall information much more easily

£12.99 9781471868870

■ Includes revision guidance that can be implemented right away

■ Revision planners and engaging interactive activities to save you time, organise revision and encourage your child’s self-reflection

13+ Common Entrance

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Are you ready?

3 Why? Whydo your goalsmatter toyou?Thinkhard about this and choose the reasons that are really important toyou. Is itbecause youwill feel great when you are successful? Is itbecauseyournext school is a fantastic place to aim for? My goals are important tomebecause .

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2.1 Getting motivated

Thanks to all those promises you havemade in Chapter 1, you should now be well on theway to becoming a smart learner.Butwhat if you cannot be bothered to keep your promises?Most pupils face this problem from time to time. You have to want to learn. When you want something, this motivates you to find a way to get it. Imagine you want to buy a new game. Perhaps you save your pocket money. Perhaps you earn extra money by doing some chores. Soon you can buy that game. Goal achieved! How do you feel when you play it? You feel great. Achieving goals makes us feel good. It is the same with tests and exams. If you do as well as you can, you will feel great. So give your learning a purpose by setting yourself goals that matter to you and that you know you can achieve.

Tip: Goals

« Youhave a greater chanceof achieving your goals if youwrite them down.The goalsyouhave just set yourself are thefirst step to success. « Youmayneednew goals from time to time. Justwrite themoutusing the format above. « How aboutpinning themupnext toyourdesk to remindyouwhatyou are aiming for?

2.2 Your back-up team

Exercise:Set yourself goals

Top athletes preparing for a big competition do not expect to achieve their goals on their own. They have back-up team to help them improve their performance. They have a coach, a physiotherapist, a dietician, a sport psychologist and a manager. In the same way, you are not expected to achieve your goals on your own. You are the team leader and you have a back-up team to help you. So who is in your back-up team? And what can they do to help you? Your teachers ● Teachers give you the big picture of what you need to learn. Make sure you keep any revision lists that they give you at the front of your subject files. ● Teachers also give you the detail you need. If you don’t understand a teaching point, be smart and ask your teacher for help. ● They have a supply of textbooks and handouts. If you have lost your notes, make sure you ask for extra handouts. ● They know the good sources for researching a topic – books, websites, YouTube clips, etc. ● Teachers are the exam experts. If you’re not sure what to expect, ask your teacher to explain. Ask for a practice paper to try out.

1 What? (a) Which subjects areyou good at?

(b) What grades areyou aiming for in these subjects?

(c) Which subjects couldyoube good at ifyouworkedharder?

(d) What grades areyou aiming for in these subjects?

(e) Are there any subjectsyou really strugglewith?

26 Sample (f) What grades areyou aiming for in these subjects? 2 When? Youmustdecidewhenyouneed to achieve these goalsby. Is it in time for a testor for school examinations? I aim to achievemy goalsby .

27 Sample Tip: For the team leader (you!) Workon your relationshipwithyour teachers. If you show them youwant to succeed, theywillwant tohelp you.

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