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Announcing S4 Study Skills 4 High Schoolers!

An Evidenced-Based Study Skills System that Works!

S4 - Successful Study Skills 4 Students is proud to offer its highly successful workshop for High School students for the first time in Westport.

The evidenced-based S4 program focuses on equipping
students with essential and easy-to-implement skills, systems and strategies needed for academic success. Key elements taught include time management, organization and executive functioning tools. S4 also teaches memorization techniques, task analysis, and how to integrate and build upon new ideas and information.

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S4’s passionate teachers lead students through a series of engaging and interactive activities designed to teach the following skills:

  • Goal Setting
  • Notetaking
  • Time Management
  • Understanding Main Ideas & Important Details
  • The Importance of Asking Questions
  • Active Reading Strategies
  • Generating Effective Questions
  • Using Pictures & Graphic Organizers
  • Summarizing to Learn
  • Notebook Organization
  • Preparing for Tests

Limited class size further ensures that workshop participants get personalized in-classroom support.

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S4 provides all materials, including detailed parental emails following each session, as well as a take-home folder for at-home review.

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