Resources

Some of these may be useful to you in keeping up with your academic work and finding effective ways to review difficult concepts. Each one is in PDF format, so you will need to have the free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to access these files.

Time Management Tools

Weekly Schedule (to plan when you can study!)
To do list
Goal-setting sheet
Grade Sheet (keep track of all grades)
Course Syllabus Worksheet

Note-taking

Study methods

These graphic organizers may help you pull out key points in a way that will help you understand and remember more. Experiment to find what format works best for you or for what you are studying.

Test-taking Help

Reading Skills
We recommend enrolling in RE 1010 Power Reading to practice various strategies to develop effective and efficient reading strategies. This handout may also give you ideas of strategies you can practice on your own.

Reading Tips

Helpful Websites

www.appleprof.com This website includes tips on many aspects of success, including mental and physical health. Created by an Appalachian State professor, Dr. Al Alshuler. Has no links back to our website, though, so you may want to remember our address--www.lss.appstate.edu I've also linked a few sections of the site below that seem particularly relevant to study skills topics.

Reading

www.supervoca.com vocabulary building- GRE, TOEFL, ESL, Greek Vocab

www.sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl.html Reading strategies

http://www.yorku.ca/cdc/lsp/index.htm

Writing

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ is a free website with several tips on writing and grammar.

www.comfit.com -- an excellent resource for developing writing skills, especially mechanics such as grammar, spelling, word choice and sentence structure. Students would have to pay (around $5 for a month or $15 for a semester), but the practice tests and examples may be very helpful. You can give it a test run before buying to see if it would help you.