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The Study Skills Curriculum was developed based on an identified need expressed by Resource Specialists and intervention teachers. Although, many of these teachers offered "Study Skills" classes to support students with work completion from a designated staff, the students' levels of organization and independence did not show significant improvement.
The Study Skills Curriculum is the answer to the expressed needs of teachers to systematically teach executive functioning skills, organizational skills, increased independence and improved overall student behavior. The long-term result of systematic instruction in these areas is greater success in school and as adults.
All of the lessons in this curriculum were derived from the concepts found in the popular book Learning the ROPES for Improved Executive Functioning Skills (Schetter 2003). Each of the seven units begins with an objective followed by lessons which are broken down into activities to build students executive functioning skills. Instructional forms and bonus forms are avaible to download. All other required materials are listed in each unit.
The Scope and Sequence section of this curriculum provides an overview of all the lessons and activities. A year long program may be developed from the Scope and Sequence making The Study Skills Curriculum easy to understand and to implement.
About the author
Patricia Schetter, M.A, B.C.B.A. earned her masters degree in Psychology with an emphasis in behavior analysis. She has a P.P.S. credential for school counseling. She has been an invited presenter at local, national and international conferences. She has author a children's book, Percy Learns to Fly, which received the 2013 Gelett Burgess Gold Medal for motivation and inspiration. She has also co-authored the Autism Program Development & Review Protocol A.P.D.A.R. This manual has been used by support school district in the development of effective programs for students on the autism spectrum. She also co-authored Homeschooling the Child with Autism: Answers to the Top Questions Parents and Professional Ask, White board Words and Thoughts Idea Booklet, Thinking Tool Booklet along with materials kits for use in the classroom. Her ability to synthesize current research and Evidence Based Practices into easy to implement strategies is only one of her many talents.
