Product Description

This book was co-written by a college student and an educational consultant for middle school through college age youth. The goal was to present practical, research-based, study and test-taking strategies to teenagers from the perspective of a fellow teenager. Currently, there is no book or guide on the market that actually teaches adolescents "how" to learn and study using multiple intelligences, learning style and brain based strategies.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #758673 in Books
• Published on: 2006-01-01
• Released on: 2006-01-01
• Binding: Paperback
• 108 pages

About the Author
Shivahn Fitzell is a first-time published author and illustrator. Currently attending Worcester Polytechnic Institute, she is pursuing a mechanical engineering degree, with a minor in Spanish. She has worked for AIMHI Educational Programs since 2001 on a variety of projects, including experimenting with study and writing techniques, book editing, and creating a mood chart (soon to be published!). In her free time, Shivahn enjoys doing hip hop, perusing Facebook, and mentoring a high school robotics team. She is also a dedicated advocate of post-it note use. Susan Fitzell is also the author of "Free the Children: Conflict Education for Strong, Peaceful Minds", a book that offers a unique approach to helping ourselves and our children break free from negative cultural and media conditioning that creates aggression and conflict, and "Special Needs in the General Classroom: Strategies That Make it Work" a practical handbook for special education and general classroom teachers. Susan is in demand as a presenter at district, state, and national conferences as a keynote speaker, trainer, and educational consultant specializing in conflict resolution, bullying, anger management, and special education inclusion.

Customer Reviews

Great Book!
Excellent resource for teenagers and college students who want to do better in school. The book immediately focuses in on the different types of learning styles and continues from there to showcase an array of strategies in such subjects as how to study, takes test, and deal with writing and reading assignments, to name just a few. Extremely readable with lots of visuals - perfect for young adults.

Ummm...Studying?? What's That???
I had seen this book featured on a recent morning television program. Since I have a 15 year old struggling high school freshman having difficulty studying, the review was intriguing and led me to believe that the book was written to empower the average high school student. The author said she wrote the book from a high schooler perspective, using study tecniques she developed as a high school student.
When the book arrived, I paged through it and, although there were some useful ideas, I decided that it was written beyond my 15 year olds' interest level. He most likely would not be able to relate well with it and it would probably gather dust or get misplaced somewhere in his room.
Future printed editions should be proof read prior to publication since misspelled words and choppy, incomplete thoughts were found.
In my opinion, this instruction book would most likely be better suited for other than high school students.