Building Bridgeways to School Success by Monroe Helfgott, Sonia Still

"There is no more vexing problem in gifted education than the under-achieving kid who is frittering away his or her potential to soar".

The critical difference between high achievement and underachievement is the knowledge and application of learning techniques plus a positive attitude.This is the goal of this highly interactive, four-part program.

Building Bridgeways provides teachers with practical teaching strategies for under-achievers. It is not a 'How to Study" guide that gathers dust on the bookshelf, but a complete, systematic program that has succeeded with thousands of students. The program teaches time-management,power reading, note-taking, memory skills,stress reduction, essay writing and preparing for tests. The result is a positive 'can do' attitude that is the crucial mind-set for success.

Contents include:

ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT: The ten declarations of attitude adjustment–Navigation of motivation–Chaos vs. Success Continuum model–How to break out of the chaos zone–Communicating a positive attitude

TIME MANAGEMENT and ORGANIZATION: Disorganizing yourself for failure–Time management–Thieves of time–Space control–Space management–Techniques worth trying–Troubleshooting time management

POWER READING: Secrets of zoning-out while reading–The anatomy of a textbook–Succeeding at reading–The right reading environment

TAKING NOTES FROM TEXTBOOKS and LECTURES: How to get the least from reading–Why take notes–Note taking from assigned reading—The mechanics–Note taking from assigned reading—the mind process–Note taking during a class lecture–Mechanics, Personal shorthand–Mind set–Beyond note taking–Revisiting and reprocessing notes–Get wise to your teacher–Technique tips

MEMORY: How to guarantee a weak memory–Quick fix tricks–Retrieving stored information–Long and short term memory–Memory enhancing techniques

TEST PREPARATION and TEST TAKING: How to avoid studying without really trying–The engine of motivation & its impact on studying–The test challenge-triangle–The six levels of test taking success

TEST ANXIETY and STRESS REDUCTION: How to increase test scores–Stress management, short-term strategies, long-term strategies–Exam stress management

RESEARCH PAPERS: Falling into the research abyss–Revealing the structure for writing papers–Scouting sources and getting the good–Taking notes from your sources–Organizing your notes–Organizing information by using outlining techniques–Mechanics of proof reading