Thinking and Learning Strategies

OVERVIEW

In this course, You will “coach” your “team” of thinking skills to meet academic challenges. Through reading, writing, and math activities, you will develop critical thinking skills and test-taking strategies.

MAJOR CONCEPTS

Meet Your Team

  • Bloom’s Thinking Skills
  • Reading
  • Writing

Know the Rules of the Game

  • Rereading/During reading strategies
  • Stated/implied main idea of text
  • Math terminology and formulas
  • Understanding/analyzing writing prompts

Train Your Brain

  • Analyzing reading questions
  • Using supporting details
  • Vocabulary in context
  • Brainstorming/planning the essay
  • Writing introductions/conclusions

Practice the Plays

  • Compare/Contrast reading questions
  • Cause/Effect reading questions
  • Math questions combining strands
  • Math -Short/extended response questions
  • Supporting details in essay writing
  • Strong verbs/descriptive writing

Go for the Gold

  • Author’s attitude, tone, and purpose
  • Analyzing reading questions
  • Analyzing word problems and math questions
  • Sentence variety and sentence combining
  • Writing conventions
  • Analyzing essays

Fee Details

Progam Regular
Fee Component  Course Fee
Amount (USD)  $ 279
Description To be paid by the student at the time of Enrollment.

Grade Level

Grade 9, 10, 11, 12

Duration

Semester

Requirements

None

Prerequisites

None

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