The Power Secrets of Learning™

SuperGrades!™ is an interactive learning computer program for students, ages 11-14, designed to help them make the transition from elementary to middle and high school by teaching the skills necessary for academic excellence.

SuperGrades!™ teaches the basics that many students are not taught in the classroom. The lessons are divided into small sections of information, called modules, which focus on specific skills.

Students are presented with valuable Power Secrets of Learning™ - the techniques used by many top students. Students are also given useful tools for planning and organizing, and assignments that give them a chance to practice their newly acquired skills.

The SuperGrades!™ program includes an interactive CD, Student Workbook, and Parents' Guide with useful information on how parents can support their child's progress.

Module 1: The Basics

Introduces the program and presents the basic elements for success in school.

Topics include:

• What to expect from the program
• How to use program
• Having the right stuff - having the right things with you at the right time and place
• Organizing papers and essays
• Keeping track of assignments
• Managing your time
• Getting messages and materials between home and school
• Avoiding procrastination

Module 2: In The Classroom

Provides insight into maximizing the classroom experience.

Topics include:

• Getting prepared for class
• Active listening
• Deciding what's most important
• How to take good notes
• Asking the right questions
• Tools and assignments

Module 3: Reading

Demonstrates techniques to enable students to efficiently learn from their reading, a critical skill since middle school is usually the first time that students are required to read independently and gather information.

Topics include:

• Deciding your purpose for reading something
• Getting to know your textbooks
• Scanning the material to get the big picture
• Making reading more interesting by creating questions to be answered
• Reading novels and stories
• SQRW method - Survey, Question, Read and Write

Module 4: Getting Things Done

Tackles some of the projects that middle school students are asked to do - book reports, science projects, art projects, etc. Since they usually work on these projects over a period of days or weeks, many students struggle with issues like procrastination or just feeling overwhelmed by the size of the project.

Topics include:

• Make a plan for doing a project or report on time
• Break down a large project into smaller ones
• Create an outline for a report
• Write a report
• Strive for excellence in their work

Module 5: Math

Addresses the struggle many students experience when math becomes more abstract at the middle school level, often causing frustration, anxiety and a general distaste for the subject. To help relieve those fears and anxieties, this module provides some basic approaches to learning math.

Topics include:

• Explaining the basic process for learning math
• Learning the multiplication tables
• Solving word problems
• Knowing the order of operations
• Knowing where to go for help

Module 6: Taking Tests

Offers strategies on how to prepare for and take exams. Middle school is often the first time that students really have to do work on their own to prepare for exams. This module helps them to develop a test strategy and then cover the steps involved in preparing for and taking exams.

Topics include:

• Developing a test strategy
• Writing good practice questions
• Rehearsing your test performance
• Test-taking tips
• How to lower test anxiety

Give Your Child the Gift of Learning

Works on PC or MAC.

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