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Identifying and Helping Struggling Students By Austin Toner (Does your…

- - - - Prioritize classroom preparation
        
        Create a review plan and sheet with your students, make it accessible to all
        
        Implement study sessions during class time
        
        Get students comfortable with the test environment
        
        Make sure students are familiar with devices and/or technology
        
        Offer extra review sessions outside of class (after school, open office hours)
      - Teach effective test-taking strategies
        Have students practice strategies by teaching them to...
        
        Read questions carefully before answering them, especially for multiple-choice questions
        
        Skip over tricky questions in order to manage time
        
        Review answers
        
        Allow them to practice further by arranging mock tests and exams
      - Create a study schedule
        
        Assist students in creating a weekly study schedule
        
        Have students create a study log, which documents time spent studying
        
        Have parents sign off on the study log
    - - Keep things in perspective
        
        Help students to understand that no single test defines their academic career
        
        Life comes with both moments of success and failure
        
        Offer reminders that no test defines how worthy they are
        
        Model low levels of anxiety prior to the test
      - Strategies to encourage positivity
        
        Have students reflect on positive test experiences they've had in the past
        
        Encourage students to focus on setting new goals and learning from experiences
        
        Practice deep breathing exercises and positive mantras