Strategy

Notebook
Reading 351
Kali Kinser
Table Of Contents:
Vocabulary
TOAST Pg. 3
Word Map Pg. 45
!o"ab#lary Sel$%olle"tion Pg. &
English Language Learners
!erbal !is#al Word Asso"iation Pg. '
!is#al Word Wall Pg. (
%lo)e A"ti*ity Pg. +
Writing
,#i"k Writes Pg. 1-
Writing Ro#lette Pg. 11
Possible Senten"es Pg. 1.
Study Skills
S,3R Reading Met/od Pg. 13
0oldables Pg. 14
A.S.P.1.R.2. Pg. 15

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Vocabulary Strategy
APA Citation:
Readen"e3 4.2.3 5ean3 T.W.3 6 5ald7in3 R.S. 8.-119. !o"ab#lary. Content
Area Literacy: an integrated approach 81-
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Nae: TOAST
Ste!s:
o 0irst3 st#dents test 8T9 by gi*en *o"ab#lary $ro@ a teAt and t/ey see
7/i"/ ones t/ey @ay be already $a@iliar 7it/.
o Se"ondly3 t/ey organi)e 8O9. Wit/ a gi*en book or teAt st#dents 7ill
rank t/e *o"ab#lary t/ey kno7 or donBt kno7 $ro@ 13C one being
t/eyB*e ne*er /eard o$ t/e 7ord3 t7o t/ey /a*e /eard t/e 7ord b#t do
not kno7 its de$inition3 and t/ree t/ey kno7 and "an gi*e a "on$ident
de$inition.
o NeAt3 t/ey an"/or 8A9. A$ter all t/e de$initions o$ 7ords are gi*en to
t/e st#dents t/ey @#st $ind t/e 7ord d#ring t/eir reading and 7rite a
senten"e $ro@ t/e book=teAt 7it/ t/e *o"ab#lary 7ord.
o A$ter t/is3 t/ey say 8S9 7/i"/ @eans t/ey @#st go o*er t/ese 7ords
o*er and o*er.
o 0inally t/ey are tested 8T9 o*er t/e@ so t/at t/ey are getting it
repeated and in t#rn t/ey 7ill be prepared $or a test 7it/ t/ese steps.
Strengths " Weaknesses:
T/ere are @any ad*antages o$ t/is strategy St#dents are gi*en t/e "/an"e to
#se prior kno7ledge. T/ey also de$ine *o"ab#lary 7ords 7/ile #sing t/e@
in senten"es3 7/i"/ is a great 7ay to /elp t/e@ re@e@ber t/e 7ords 7/ile
#sing t/e@ in "ontent. 1 do not see any real disad*antages o$ t/is strategy. 1t
see@s to get t/e point a"ross 7/i"/ is to /elp st#dents grasp *o"ab#lary
7ords.
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Vocabulary Strategy
APA Citation:
Readen"e3 4.2.3 5ean3 T.W.3 6 5ald7in3 R.S. 8.-119. !o"ab#lary. Content
Area Literacy: an integrated approach 81-
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Nae: Word Map
Ste!s:
o :is"#ss t/e Word Map 7it/ yo#r st#dents3 e@p/asi)ing t/e *al#e as a
7ord st#dy strategy=
o Walk t/ro#g/ an in"o@plete 7ord @ap3 @odeling t/e pro"ess o$
$illing one o#t 7it/ si@ple 7ords t/ey are $a@iliar 7it/ $or eAa@ples.
>a*e st#dents brainstor@ asso"iations $or t/ese 7ords and t/en align
t/e asso"iations 7it/ t/e "ategory labels.
o Di*e st#dents independent g#ided pra"ti"e #sing en"y"lopedia3
di"tionary3 et". to $ind de$initions and 7ays to $ill o#t t/e 7ord @ap
7it/ gi*en 7ords.
o Re@ind t/e st#dents t/is is not only great $or $inding a "o@plete
de$inition o$ 7ords b#t also great $or st#dying.
Strengths " Weaknesses:
T/is strategy is great $or learning *o"ab#lary 7it/o#t t/e de$inition E#st
being gi*en to t/e@. T/ey /a*e to $ind it on t/eir o7n3 or 7it/ gro#ps and
also $ind eAa@ples a@ong ot/er ;#estions $itting to t/e "ontent o$ t/e 7ord.
T/is lo"ks t/e 7ord into t/eir @e@ory. T/e tea"/er "an "/ange #p t/e 7ord
@ap to $it "ertain topi"s and al7ays @ake it #ni;#e. T/e only 7eakness @ay
be t/at so@e 7ords are straig/t at to t/e point and "ertain ;#estions @ay not
be as easy to ans7er $or t/e *o"ab#lary 7ord3 b#t $or t/e @ost part 1 $ind t/is
strategy *ery #se$#l.
FSee 2Aa@ple 8Pg. 59
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Vocabulary Strategy
APA Citation:
Readen"e3 4.2.3 5ean3 T.W.3 6 5ald7in3 R.S. 8.-119. !o"ab#lary. Content
Area Literacy: an integrated approach 81-
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Nae: !o"ab#lary Sel$%olle"tion
Ste!s:
o St#dents are pla"ed into gro#ps. 1n t/ose gro#ps3 st#dents identi$y a
7ord or ter@ i@portant $or learning "ontent being ta#g/t. T/e tea"/er
t/en identi$ies one 7ord or tea@.
o Tea"/er 7rites t/e 7ords on t/e board as gro#ps gi*e de$initions $ro@
"onteAt.
o %lass @e@bers add any in$or@ation t/ey "an to ea"/ de$inition.
o Tea"/er and st#dents "ons#lt eAternal re$eren"es s#"/ as glossary3
en"y"lopedia3 notes3 di"tionary3 et".
o St#dents and tea"/er dis"#ss and t/en narro7 t/e list do7n to a
predeter@ined n#@ber o$ 7ords $or a $inal "lass list.
o St#dents re"ord t/e "lass list 7it/ agreed#pon de$initions in
notebooks3 *o"ab#lary Eo#rnals3 or on note"ards.
o %lass list 7ords are #sed in eAtension a"ti*ities and "lass tests.
Strengths " Weaknesses:
T/is strategy is one o$ @y $a*orite strategies be"a#se 1 belie*e it /olds a
great deal o$ strengt/s. St#dents 7orking toget/er to $ind a series o$
de$initions and eAa@ples is a great 7ay to learn *o"ab#lary. T/is in"reases
peerintera"tion and gro#p e$$orts. A$ter t/ey $ind t/e de$initions e*eryone
7orks toget/er to add to it and @ake an #lti@ate de$inition3 t/en t/ey 7rite it
so@e7/ere along 7it/ e*eryone elseBs de$inition so t/ey /a*e a great st#dy
tool $or t/e $#t#re. 1 $ind no tr#e 7eaknesses.
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English Language Learners Strategy
APA Citation:
Readen"e3 4.2.3 5ean3 T.W.3 6 5ald7in3 R.S. 8.-119. !o"ab#lary. Content
Area Literacy: an integrated approach 81-
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Nae: !erbal !is#al Word Asso"iation
Ste!s:
o Pla"e st#dents in gro#ps.
o Di*e st#dents an arti"le to read toget/er.
o Assign ea"/ gro#p a n#@ber o$ *o"ab#lary 7ords to go along 7it/ t/e
arti"le.
o :ire"t gro#ps to di*ide a note "ard into 4 s;#ares. 1n t/e top le$t
"orner p#t t/e *o"ab#lary 7ord. 1n t/e top rig/t "orner3 /a*e /e@
7rite t/e de$inition. 1n t/e botto@ le$t3 dra7 a pi"t#re des"ribing t/e
7ord and in t/e botto@ rig/t3 7rite a 7ord t/ey "an asso"iate t/e
*o"ab#lary 7ord 7it/.
Strengths " Weaknesses
T/is is a great a"ti*ity $or 2GG st#dents be"a#se it eAplains *o"ab#lary #sing
a $a@iliar 7ord and pi"t#re. 1t eAplains *o"ab#lary bot/ in dept/ and by
pi"t#re asso"iation. T/is /elps t/e 7ord Hsti"kI and pro@otes st#dent
intera"tion. A 7eakness @ay be t/at i$ t/e st#dent does not kno7 t/e 7ord
at all it @ay be /ard $or t/e@ to t/ink o$ a pi"t#re to asso"iate it 7it/.
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English Language Learners Strategy
APA Citation:
:ene3 P. 8.-113 0ebr#ary .9. !o"ab#lary Strategies $or 2nglis/ Gang#age
Gearners. eHow. Retrie*ed April .43 .-143 $ro@
/ttp<==777.e/o7."o@=in$oJ'((51+(J*o"ab#larystrategiesenglis/
lang#agelearners./t@l
Nae: !is#al Word Wall
Ste!s:
o :edi"ate a b#lletin board or pla"e on t/e 7all $or #n$a@iliar 7ords
t/at yo#r st#dents "o@e a"ross in books or "on*ersation.
o >a*e a $e7 basi" 7ords already #p t/ere. 2a"/ 7ord /as a pi"t#re so
t/e st#dents "an asso"iate t/e de$inition to 7/at t/ey see in t/e
pi"t#re.
o Add a di$$erent set o$ 7ords t/e st#dents "o@e a"ross e*ery . to 3
7eeks. Re@e@ber to "onstantly go o*er t/e 7ords on t/e board as a
re@inder and re$res/er.
o A$ter a set o$ 7ords is @astered3 set t/ose 7ords so@e7/ere st#dents
"o#ld still a""ess t/e@ a$ter t/eyB*e been repla"ed 7it/ ne7 7ords on
t/e 7all.
Strengths " Weaknesses:
1 t/ink t/is s/o#ld be done in e*ery single "lassroo@ 7it/ at least one 2GG
st#dent. T/is @ay be t/e @ost si@ple3 yet e$$e"ti*e 7ay to /a*e st#dents
@aster ne7 7ords. 1t is *ery #se$#l $or t/e st#dents and does not really point
t/e@ o#t as not kno7ing 7ords. 1t "an be #se$#l $or e*eryone 7/et/er 2GG
st#dents or not. Tea"/ers "an add *o"ab#lary 7ords $or t/e st#dents t/at @ay
already kno7 7/at "at3 ball3 or /at is. 1tBs a re$eren"e. 1 7ill @ake s#re to
/a*e one o$ t/ese in e*ery "lassroo@ 1 tea"/ in 7it/ 2GG st#dents.
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English Language Learners Strategy
APA Citation:
"lo)e a"ti*ity. 8n.d.9. "lo)e a"ti*ity. Retrie*ed April .53 .-143 $ro@
/ttp<==777.learnn".org=re$eren"e="lo)eK.-a"ti*ity
Nae: %lo)e A"ti*ity
Ste!s:
o Tea"/er 7rites one or @ore senten"es on t/e board.
o T/e tea"/er #ses t7o sti"ky notes to "o*er sele"ted 7ords.C one sti"ky
note #sed to "o*er #p t/e onset o$ t/e 7ord and t/e ot/er sti"ky note is
#sed to "o*er #p t/e ri@e.
o A st#dent or tea"/er 7o#ld read t/e senten"e or gro#p o$ senten"es3
saying blank 7/ere t/e sti"ky note 7as.
o St#dents *ol#nteer t/eir ideas $or 7/at t/e "o*ered 7ord @ay be #sing
"onteAt "l#es. T/e tea"/er re"ords t/eir ideas on t/e board.
o T/e tea"/er t/en #n"o*ers t/e sti"ky note t/at /ides t/e onset. Words
t/at /a*e been g#essed by st#dents t/at do not @at"/ t/e #n"o*ered
onset are "rossed o#t. St#dents no7 @ake @ore g#esses.
o T/e tea"/er and st#dents dis"#ss 7/i"/ 7ords @ake sense in t/e spa"e
and 7/i"/ begin 7it/ t/e sa@e onset. T/e "o*ered 7ord "an t/en be
re*ealed.
Strengths " Weaknesses:
T/e strengt/s o$ t/is a"ti*ity in"l#de t/e $a"t t/at it is /elping 2GG
st#dents not only re"ogni)e *o"ab#lary b#t be able to #se t/e@ "orre"tly
in a senten"e by t/e #se o$ "onteAt "l#es. T/e 7eakness o$ t/e a"ti*ity
@ay be t/at so@e st#dents do not "/oose to parti"ipate 7it/ t/eir g#esses
and @ay not get a lot o#t o$ t/is a"ti*ity.
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Writing Strategy
APA Citation:
Readen"e3 4.2.3 5ean3 T.W.3 6 5ald7in3 R.S. 8.-119. !o"ab#lary. Content
Area Literacy: an integrated approach 81-
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Nae: ,#i"k Writes
Ste!s:
PreReading
o 5e$ore introd#"ing a parti"#lar lesson /a*e st#dents 7rite do7n
e*eryt/ing t/ey kno7 o*er t/e "ontent abo#t to be ta#g/t. Di*e
t/e@ abo#t 1 @in#te to do t/is.
o Di*e t/e st#dent so@e in$or@ation abo#t t/e topi" and /a*e t/e@
7rite t/eir opinion or t/o#g/ts o*er t/at. T/is s/o#ld take abo#t 3-
se"onds.
Postreading
o A$ter going o*er a lesson or reading a "/apter3 /a*e t/e st#dents
7rite do7n so@e t/ings t/e st#dent 7o#ld like to kno7 @ore
abo#t or ;#estions t/ey @ay /a*e "on"erning t/e parti"#lar
"ontent t/ey E#st 7ent o*er.
o >a*e t/e st#dent 7rite do7n so@et/ing t/ey $o#nd interesting
t/ey learned or /o7 it "an relate to so@et/ing t/ey already /a*e
kno7ledge abo#t.
Strengths " Weaknesses:
,#i"k Writes are *ery $leAible and "an 7ork 7it/ any lesson. Lo# "an adE#st
t/e responses to $it E#st abo#t anyt/ing. T/e st#dents /a*e a "/an"e to re$le"t
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or gi*e prior kno7ledge. T/is strategy is a great 7ay to engage st#dents in
additional t/inking abo#t a topi" 7/en yo# $ind t/at so@e ti@e re@ains le$t
in t/e "lass period. T/e only 7eakness 1 "an t/ink o$ is t/at so@e st#dents
/ate to 7rite so t/is @ay be a negati*e a"ti*ity $or t/e@ and t/ey @ay p#t in
@ini@al e$$ort.
Writing Strategy
APA Citation:
Readen"e3 4.2.3 5ean3 T.W.3 6 5ald7in3 R.S. 8.-119. !o"ab#lary. Content
Area Literacy: an integrated approach 81-
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Nae: Writing Ro#lette
Ste!s:
o Pro*ide a si@ple str#"t#re $or t/e story3 "onsisting o$ t/ree @aEor
ele@ents or di*isions.
a. a setting and "/ara"ters
b. a proble@ or goal $or t/e @ain "/ara"ter
". a resol#tion
o Ad*ise st#dents t/at ea"/ se"tion o$ t/e story @#st #se as least t7o
7ords $ro@ t/e lesson or #nit t/ey /a*e been st#dying. T/ese 7ords
s/o#ld be #nderlined in yo#r story.
o Set a spe"i$i" ti@e li@it $or t/e $irst story se"tion.
o W/en t/e ti@e is #p3 /a*e st#dents eA"/ange papers or "olle"t and
s/#$$le t/e@ so t/at a se"ond a#t/or 7rites t/e proble@ or goal
se"tion. Ad*ise st#dents to read t/e paper t/ey re"ei*e and "ontin#e
t/e story. Set ti@e $or t/is as 7ell.
o 2A"/ange papers one last ti@e so a t/ird a#t/or "an pro*ide a
resol#tion $or t/e story. T/en3 /a*e t/e st#dents ret#rn t/e story to t/e
original a#t/or and en"o#rage t/e st#dents to s/are t/eir stories.
Strengths " Weaknesses:
Writing Ro#lette is a good 7ay $or st#dents to re*ie7 i@portant *o"ab#lary
and "on"epts be$ore an essay eAa@ or ;#i). 1t is also $#n so st#dents are
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@ore likely to get @ore o#t o$ it be"a#se t/ey enEoy t/is a"ti*ity. T/e only
7eakness @ay be t/e ti@e. So@e st#dents $eel press#red #nder ti@e and
@ay not per$or@ as 7ell.
Writing Strategy
APA Citation:
Readen"e3 4.2.3 5ean3 T.W.3 6 5ald7in3 R.S. 8.-119. !o"ab#lary. Content
Area Literacy: an integrated approach 81-
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Nae: Possible Senten"es
Ste!s:
o Gist on t/e board key ter@s $ro@ a "/apter or reading sele"tion. T/e
7ords s/o#ld be 7ell de$ined by t/e "onteAt.
o 1ndi*id#al st#dents sele"t any t7o o$ t/e 7ords and di"tate or 7rite a
senten"e #sing t/e@. T/e tea"/er 7rites t/e senten"es on t/e board
eAa"tly as di"tated3 7/et/er t/e in$or@ation in t/e@ is a""#rate or not.
o A$ter a good a@o#nt o$ senten"es are #p on t/e board3 t/e st#dents
sear"/ t/ro#g/ t/e passage to *eri$y t/e senten"es on t/e board.
o T/e possible senten"es are "orre"ted on t/e board3 and st#dents are
gi*en an opport#nity to 7rite t/e@ do7n.
Strengths " Weaknesses:
Possible Senten"es 7ill take o#t @is"on"eptions st#dents @ay /a*e o*er a
parti"#lar s#bEe"t. Writing senten"es is generally not a /ard task $or st#dents3
e*en 2GG. St#dents 7ill be eA"ited to read to see i$ t/eir senten"e @ade
sense. 1 $ind t/is a great a"ti*ity. 1 do not see a 7eakness o$ t/is a"ti*ity.
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Study Skills Acti#ity
APA Citation:
St#dy D#ides and Strategies. 8n.d.9. . Retrie*ed April .'3 .-143 $ro@
/ttp<==st#dygs.net
Nae: S,3R Reading Met/od
Ste!s:
A$ter st#dents /a*e "ontent in $ront o$ t/e@ t/ey @#st kno7 $or an
#p"o@ing ;#i)=test gi*e t/e@ t/ese instr#"tions<
o S#r*ey t/e "/apter@eaning look o*er titles3 "aptions3 /eaders3 et".
o ,#estion 7/ile s#r*eying. T#rn titles into ;#estions and ask yo#rsel$
7/at did @y tea"/er say abo#t blankM
o W/en yo# begin to read look $or t/e ans7ers to t/e ;#estions yo#
asked. Ans7er ;#estions at t/e end o$ t/e "/apter or lesson3 stop and
reread #n"lear parts3 st#dy all bold3 itali"i)ed3 #nderlined 7ords in
t/e passage.
o Re"ite a$ter yo# /a*e read t/e @eaning orally. S#@@ari)e in yo#r
o7n 7ords.
o Re*ie7. T/e tea"/er goes o*er "ontent and st#dents re*ie7
t/e@sel*es t/ro#g/ st#dying.
Strengths " Weaknesses:
T/is strategy /elps b#ild $ra@e7ork3 ideas $or st#dying in dept/3 and /elps
st#dents "learly #nderstand t/e "ontent. T/e $a"t t/at t/ere are so @any steps
@ay play as a 7eakness $or t/is strategy as st#dents @ay get dis"o#raged
be$ore e*en beginning kno7ing t/ere are so @any steps.
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Study Skills Acti#ity
APA Citation:
..Ge"t#re "ond#"ted $ro@ M"DregorBs R:D 351 %lass..9
Nae: 0oldables
Ste!s:
o T/e tea"/er /ands o#t "onstr#"tion "olored paper and sti"ky notes.
o >a*e t/e st#dents pi"k $ro@ a $e7 di$$erent kinds o$ $oldables. 1eC
sti"ky notes 7it/ @ain points on a pie"e o$ "onstr#"tion paper and
des"ription o$ points or *o"ab#lary 7ords #nder ea"/ sti"ky note.
o Tea"/ t/e st#dents t/at t/is is a tool $or st#dying $or an #p"o@ing test.
o >a*e ea"/ st#dent dis"#ss t/eir $oldables 7it/in gro#ps or in $ront o$
t/e "lass.
o 2n"o#rage "reati*ityN
Strengths " Weaknesses:
T/is strategy is a great 7ay $or st#dents to re$res/ on "ontent being ta#g/t3
7/ile /a*ing t/e@ t/ink "reati*ely. T/is also gi*es t/e@ so@et/ing to st#dy
and in t#rn be prepared $or test taking. T/e only 7eakness @ay be t/at one
$oldable does not "o*er all "ontent needed to be st#died and i$ t/ey only
st#dy t/eir $oldable and not/ing else t/ey @ay not s#""eed.
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Study Skills Strategy
APA Citation:
St#dy D#ides and Strategies. 8n.d.9. . Retrie*ed April .'3 .-143 $ro@
/ttp<==st#dygs.net
Nae: A.S.P.1.R.2.
Ste!s:
o A< Approa"/=Attit#de=Arrange Approa"/ yo#r st#dies 7it/ a positi*e
attit#de and Arrange yo#r s"/ed#le to eli@inate distra"tions.
o S< Sele"t=S#r*ey=S"an Sele"t a reasonable "/#nk o$ @aterial to st#dy.
S#r*ey t/e /eadings3 grap/i"s3 pre and post ;#estions to get an
o*er*ie73 and S"an t/e teAt $or key7ords and *o"ab#lary< @ark 7/at
yo# donBt #nderstand.
o P< Pie"e toget/er t/e parts. P#t aside yo#r books and notes3 pie"e
toget/er 7/at yo#B*e st#died3 eit/er alone or 7it/ a st#dy pal=gro#p.
S#@@ari)e 7/at yo# #nderstand.
o 1< 1n*estigate=1n;#ire=1nspe"t 1n*estigate alternati*e so#r"es o$
in$or@ation yo# "an re$er to< ot/er teAt books3 7ebsites3 eAperts3
t#tors3 et". 1n;#ire $ro@ s#pport pro$essionals and ot/er reso#r"es $or
assistan"e. 1nspe"t 7/at yo# didnBt #nderstand
o R< ReeAa@ine=Re$le"t=Relay ReeAa@ineW/at ;#estions are t/ere yet
to askM 1s t/ere so@et/ing 1 a@ @issingM Re$le"t>o7 "an 1 apply
t/isM Relay%an 1 eAplain t/is to so@eone elseM
o 2< 2*al#ate=2Aa@ine=2Aplore< 2*al#ate yo#r grades on tests and tasks
and look $or a pattern. 2Aa@ine yo#r progress to7ards a"/ie*ing yo#r
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goals. 2Aplore options 7it/ a tea"/er3 t#tor3 parent3 et". i$ yo# are not
satis$ied.
Strengths " Weaknesses:
T/is strategy is great $or st#dying as it dis"#sses in detail 7/ere to start
be$ore st#dying3 /o7 to a"t#ally st#dy3 and 7/at to do a$ter yo# st#dy in
looking $or a pattern in yo#r grades. 1 do not see any 7eaknesses 7it/ t/is
strategy $or st#dents to in"rease t/eir st#dy skills3 and /abits.
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