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LCC #

In the Library of Congress Classification, books related to Study Tips can typically be found under the "L" classification for Education.

  • LB - Theory and practice of education
    • LB1025-1050.75: Reaching (Principles and practice)
    • LB1603-1696.6: High schools
    • LB2300-2430: Higher Education
  • LC - Special aspects of education
    • LC3950-4806.5: Exceptional children and youth. Special education

Books on Study Tips

Last Minute Study Tips

Last Minute Study Tips offers a brief explanation of how to study smart, then guides the reader as they get closer to their deadline--from months to weeks to hours to even minutes before--offering advice, face-saving tips and tricks for salvaging any situation.

The Regis Study Skills Guide

A self-evaluative tool for students to augment their study skills and to maximize their learning efficiency. Originally developed 30 years ago for New York City's elite Regis High School, it remains a cornerstone of Regis' guidance and advisement programs since that time. The study guide addresses multiple aspects of student learning, including time management, reading comprehension, information retention, note taking, paper writing, and timed testing.

Learning and Thinking Styles

A set of guidelines that help teachers set up different learning styles to fit each student. Some students are visual learners, auditory learners, or physical learners. Gives strategies to integrate all learning styles in the classroom.

Writing Reminders

Like Reading Reminders, its best-selling companion, Writing Remindersis designed to be read on the run-between periods, while planning, even while teaching-to make every minute count in your classroom, to help you work smarter and more effectively. And like Reading Reminders, it features Jim Burke's best techniques, this time for teaching writing, complete with tools and tips on how to implement them.

Making Connections

Ann Dillon's MAKING CONNECTIONS gives students integrated instruction on study, reading and writing skills-skills that are critical for students' success in college, but which are often not taught together. Dillon helps readers see the connections between these crucial skills by emphasizing practical applications and exercises throughout the text.

Study Skills

Immediately has the student address an age-old question, "Why do I have to take this course?", through assessment of strengths and weaknesses and critically applying what is relevant to their situation.   Study Skills poses assessment of strengths and weaknesses allow students to self-identify what they already do well as a whole and what they need to improve, then take shorter assessments specific to the study skill topic of each chapter

The Memory and Processing Guide for Neurodiverse Learners

Armed with the wealth of understanding and strategies in this guide, students will discover how they can learn best, to make studying and revision more effective (and less stressful). Packed with simple, tried and tested strategies and workarounds, this study guide for supporting kids and teens who learn differently (such as those with ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia or ASD) explains what memory and processing issues are, and how to work around them.

The study skills toolkit for students with dyslexia [electronic resource]

Packed with helpful advice, checklists and templates, this book will help you improve your study skills throughout your time at university. Written in a straightforward, no-nonsense style, the guidance can be broken down into manageable chunks. Issues covered include: procrastination; planning your assignment; understanding your essay question; researching, writing and referencing your written work; managing your own well-being.

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