Surviving the Move and Learning to Thrive

Tools for Success in Secondary Schools, Grades 6-12

Lisa Anne Fisher

• Publisher: R&L Education
• Year: 2011
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781610485357
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

Surviving the Move and Learning to Thrive: Tools for Success in Secondary Schools, Grades 6-12 is collection of seven chapters that provide tools for all students, especially struggling and reluctant learners, to find a better path to learning while moving through middle and high school. Each chapter addresses critical areas of need from learning styles to parent involvement in a way that is easy to understand and implement. This text helps students and parents move with teachers from grade level to grade level with a greater ease and higher capability to secure success.

Table of contents

• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Prologue
• Chapter 1 Transition with Style
• Chapter 2 Jump Start with Textbook Feature Analysis
• Chapter 3 Listen, Take Note, and Learn
• Chapter 4 Establishing Study Habits
• Chapter 5 Content Comprehension Strategies
• Chapter 6 Become a Strategic Reader
• Chapter 7 Parents and Students Secure Success
• Appendix A Textbook Feature Analysis Guide
• Appendix B Active Listeners Report the Facts
• Appendix C Active Listeners Research
• Appendix D Organize with Outlines
• Appendix E Cause and Effect Flowcharts
• Appendix F Survey Data Results
• Appendix G High Interest Book Recommendations
• Professional References
• Literature References
• About the Author