Academic Support
General Resources
Study Tips
While reading any text or primary source documents:
- Encourage questioning/discussion regarding text. Use starters such as; “explain”, “describe”, “summarize”, and “compare” to make your students accountable for what they are reading.
- Highlight main ideas and key vocabulary; as well as important people, places and dates.
- Annotate: Create notes or use post-it notes to document real life connections, past text connections, summaries or questions you still have regarding content.
- If questions accompany text, suggest that students read the questions before reading the text.
While working on math:
- Practice, Practice, Practice! Doing practice problems will help increase your understanding!
- Review your mistakes
- Focus on the concept, not processes. This will help increase your understanding!
- Use real-world, concrete examples.
- Use technology, like your calculator or Chromebook, to improve the math learning process.
While studying or mastering content:
- Create foldables, flashcards or graphic organizers focusing primarily on new or challenging material.
- Color code study materials. Highlight content that you feel strongly about in one color and highlight content that you need to review in another color.
- Review new material daily!
- Master new vocabulary words reviewing them, finding synonyms, or using them in sentences.
- Be aware of grades/missing work!
- Check Google Classroom daily
- Use a planner
- Guide to Creating a Personalized Study Plan
Organization & Strategies to Try
- Daily Checklist *Click Here For PDF
- Daily Homework Checklist *Click Here For PDF
These resources can help you keep your student organized and on track for academic success:
Helpful Links
Resources by Subject
Math
SAVVAS for Parents
MTSD uses resources from SAVVAS Learning Company, which includes the SAVVAS Realize tool. This tool allows parents to help support their student's academic growth from home and is where students can access their digital assignments, as well as interactive resources.
While working on math:
Science
SAVVAS for Parents
MTSD uses resources from SAVVAS Learning Company, which includes the SAVVAS Realize tool. This tool allows parents to help support their student's academic growth from home and is where students can access their digital assignments, as well as interactive resources.
Access the SAVVAS Parent User Guide
ELA
Text Analysis Methods
Method 1
Method 2
Method 2
- CIRCLE UNKNOWN WORDS
- PUT A CHECKMARK NEXT TO THE SENTENCES OR PARAGRAPHS YOU UNDERSTAND
- PUT A QUESTION MARK NEXT TO THE SENTENCES OR PARAGRAPHS YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
- PUT AN EXCLAMATION POINT NEXT TO NEW OR SURPRISING INFORMATION
- AFTER EACH PARAGRAPH WRITE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF WHAT YOU JUST READ.
EX: "THIS PARAGRAPH TALKED ABOUT HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW."