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Key Themes

  • Students with learning disabilities require instruction in study skills, which must begin as early as possible
  • 11 types of study skills are identified as important for teaching to students with disabilities
  • Study skills may be assessed by using a number of tools, including norm-referenced, criterion-referenced, standardized, and informal methods.
  • Study skills can be taught using a four-step cyclical process that involves assessment, selection, implementation, and evaluation of study skills
  • Semantic webbing and cooperative learning are also effective instructional tools for teaching study skills
  • As students engage in learning, regular, consistent use of study skills is necessary.
  • Learning strategies are a subset of study skills and can have a positive impact on the education of students with special educational needs.



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