The Organized Student: Teaching Children the Skills for Success in School and Beyond

The Organized Student: Teaching Children the Skills for Success in School and Beyond
by Donna Goldberg

The Organized Student: Teaching Children the Skills for Success in School and Beyond
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Author: Donna Goldberg
Contributor: Jennifer Zwiebel
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-06-28
ISBN: 0743270207
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Touchstone

Book Reviews of The Organized Student: Teaching Children the Skills for Success in School and Beyond

Book Review: Necessary Help For Students & Parents
Summary: 5 Stars

I am going to urge all the parents of my middle school students to purchase this book (before school even starts) and begin working with their children to set up the systems referenced.

Implementing successful systems of organization for homework and classwork is not generally taught in school, and, as a result, students, parents, and teachers suffer. I will attempt to implement this book in the forthcoming school year as a practical guide for keeping organized.

There are very few students (IMHO) who innately have the organization skills needed to be successful. The lack of direct instruction in this area (organization) is clearly missing from both the school/classroom curriculum and many parental words of wisdom.

It is easy to tell a child to be organized. However, that is just not good enough! The authors write that organization has to be taught, just like any other subject with which students are unfamiliar. The instruction needs to be incremental, there must be maps (for lockers and backpacks), and there must be regular review and assessment of the organizational systems students are using.

Teachers and parents cannot expect students to get truly organized on their own. This book is really written for parents who are interested in helping their children learn to get organized. Parents will have to commit a good amount of time and effort, but the return will be huge.

The only point I have a minor disagreement with is the timetable for implementation. Whereas the authors recommend that the process of implementing the systems discussed in the book should unfold over quite a few weeks/months, I think students at my school (with the packed curriculum we have) would benefit with a more rapid implementation of the systems. I think to some degree parents will have to speed up the pace and get the systems set up more rapidly than what is mentioned in the book. It will take some time, and I think getting ready as much as one can before school starts will be a big help.

With this minor point aside, I think the authors are spot on with their concepts and strategies, and I have high expectations for this book and how it is going to help my students be more successful.

Summary of The Organized Student: Teaching Children the Skills for Success in School and Beyond

Hands-on strategies for teaching your disorganized child how to organize for school success!

The overstuffed backpack, the missing homework, the unused planner, the test he didn't know about. Sound familiar? When the disorganized child meets the departmentalized structure of middle school, everything can fall apart. Even the academically successful child will start to falter if she misses deadlines, loses textbooks, or can't get to class on time.

This practical book is full of hands-on strategies for helping parents identify and teach organizational skills. Educational consultant Donna Goldberg has developed these methods by working with hundreds of students and in this book she provides:

  • Assessments to gather information about your child's learning style, study habits, and school requirements

  • Guidelines for taming that overstuffed binder and keeping it under control

  • PACK -- a four-step plan for purging and reassembling a backpack or locker

  • Instructions for organizing an at-home work space for the child who studies at a desk or the child who studies all over the house

  • Ways to help your child graduate from telling time to managing time

  • Special tips for kids with learning disabilities and kids who have two homes...and more

The Organized Student is a must for any parent who has heard the words, "I can't find my homework!"

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