Difficulty with Studying and Organizing?
Students who have not developed necessary study skills are at a disadvantage in the classroom and as future employees. Effective study skills are essential to becoming an independent learner, who can function well in both academic and workplace settings. This, in turn, can reduce stress and anxiety, leading to lifelong success. Interestingly, many of today’s students don’t know how to study, prepare for a test, or manage time. Furthermore, students with ADHD and/or Executive Functioning challenges often lack study skills. Today’s jam-packed school curricula don’t allow directly teaching study and organizational skills. But they should, starting in middle school or earlier.Signs a person is lacking study and/or organizational skills:
- Completes homework, but doesn’t hand it in
- Papers are everywhere
- Forgets books at school/home
- Manages time poorly
- Does major projects at the last moment
- Becomes anxious when taking tests
- Does not know how to study for tests
- Takes poor notes
- Reads a textbook, but does not remember information
What are study skills? Why are they important?
Study skills enable us to organize and learn effectively. They help us to gain and retain information. These abilities are key to academic and workplace success. They include such skills as:- Organization
- Time management
- Reading comprehension
- Note-taking
- Goal-setting
- Preparing for exams
RITES Offers Workshops for Improving Study Skills
RITES offers study skills workshops that focus on improving these key skills:- Working memory
- Note-taking
- Time management
- Exam preparation
- Reading techniques
- Memorizing information

RITES Study Skills Expert Gino Tetreault
Study Skills Workshops for Middle School & High School
RITES offers comprehensive, small-group, virtual workshops. One is just for middle school students, and another just for high school students. From the comfort of their own home on consecutive Sundays, students log in and engage with a truly dynamic RITES study skills expert, actively:- exploring a wide range of tools and strategies
- consulting on what works best individually
- putting their plan into practice