Course curriculum

  • 1

    Getting started - The top 10 Tips

    • Copy of How to use this course

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    • Intro Timing is everything

    • Timing is everything

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    • Getting started - right.

    • These Top Ten tips will help you succeed. - Tip 10

    • Tip 9

    • Tip 8

    • Tip 7

    • Tip 6

    • Tip 5

    • Tip 4

    • Tip 3

    • Tip 2

    • Tip 1

    • Scheduling using a Google calendar.

    • Google calendars are an excellent tool - they are with you at all times on all devices.

    • Summary - Timing

    • Timing is everything quiz

    • Top Ten Study Tips poster - print and post to keep on track!
  • 2

    Vocabulary is Gold!

    • Intro To Vocabulary-1

    • Vocabulary is gold

    • Vocabulary 1

    • Vocabulary 2

    • Vocabulary cycle

    • Vocabulary 3

    • Vocabulary 4

    • Vocabulary work sheet

    • Summary - Vocabulary

    • Vocabulary Quiz
  • 3

    A powerful tool: Results-oriented Note Taking

    • Intro to Note Taking

    • Active Learning starts with Note taking.

    • How to NOT fall asleep during a lecture - make listening active.

    • Here’s how to activate your note taking:

    • Active Note Taking

    • More active note taking

    • Active Note Taking with Questions.

    • Completing your Active Note Taking

    • Summary - Active Note Taking

    • Note Taking Quiz

    • Note Taking Activity

    • EXAMPLE: Active Note Taking

  • 4

    Pre-Reading - Gets your mind ready - It makes sense and it's easy

    • Intro to Pre-Reading with headings

    • "Pre-Reading" for Text Books.

    • The strategy of pre-reading

    • Your brain organizes information to make it easier for you to comprehend.

    • Here’s what you do to pre-read text with headings: textbooks etc.)

    • Types of expository texts

    • Expository texts continued

    • Summary - Pre-reading text without headings

    • Activity:

    • Pre-reading text with headings quiz
  • 5

    Pre-Reading Novels (or text without headings)

    • Intro To Pre-Reading A Novel

    • Stretch before you start reading?

    • Pre-Reading for Novels or Non-Text books

    • Here’s how you pre-read fiction text.

    • Ask yourself some questions . . .

    • How to maximize reading

    • Sum - Pre-Reading Novels

    • Pre-reading texts without headings quiz
  • 6

    Text Structure

    • Inro To Sentence Structure-1

    • Text Structure

    • Types of expository writing structure

    • Types of Transitional signal words

    • More types of Transitional signal words

    • Summary - Text Structure

    • Links to Transitional Signal Words

    • Text Structure quiz
  • 7

    Reading for success

    • Intro to Reading

    • Reading

    • Organized strategy for Reading

    • The Ready Stratedgy

    • Using a Graphic Organizer

    • Graphic Organizer Samples

    • Summary to Reading

    • Reading quiz

Instructor(s)

Senior Instructor

Deborah Hedden-Nicely

Deborah is a professional educator with comprehensive experience in teaching students of all ability levels, including capable and accomplished students. She holds an exemplary record with student success at all levels of life experiences . Her education includes a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from Boise State University, 2001, she graduated Summa Cum Laude and she holds a B.A. in Journalism from Idaho State University, 1977 She has been teaching for over 20 years in secondary economics, government, history, english, reading and study skills. She was an Instructor at Boise State University, Spring Semester 2001 (Sabbatical Substitute)

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