The author offers insight and instructions for successful studying. Drawing from her decades of professional experience in the classroom, as a professional development instructor, and consultant in curriculum design and assessment to the New York State Department of Education, CJ Machosky focuses the student's efforts on building a personalized study plan, a study plan that encourages the student to identify individual potential and maximize that potential to achieve success.

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STUDY! A Path to Learning and Literacy is an interactive book that guides the reader to learn how he/she learns. The content of the book is based on proven interactive teaching and learning strategies resulting in improved student motivation, performance and success. 

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The two motivational essays, HELP ME! and REACHING YOUR POTENTIAL address the struggle to find your individual leaning path and how to master Self-Efficacy: owning and directing you success.

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 Each of the nine chapters contains the following:

• An opening question

• A brief reading to answer the question

•  Frequently Asked Questions designed to increase content understanding

•  A Chapter Check-Up that includes

  •  Check Your Understanding,

  • Check Your Progress

  • Checklist

• A note to the Guide on the Side – designed to help those working with the student

• Worksheet

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To identify your personal learning routine - Read each chapter, utilize the FAQs, and Chapter Check-up and complete the Worksheet. Do all nine chapters in sequential order. Upon completing this action, you will gain insight and knowledge of how you learn and how you can study effectively and efficiently.  Additionally, the sections in the book on Study Guides, and Self-Assessment and Achievement Tools, model proven methods of studying, researching and preparing assignments, utilizing feedback, and building successful executive skills such as time management and organization.