Study Skills by Grade Level

4^th Grade

In the fourth grade, your child should be developing some strategies for learning and studying to ensure they can stretch themselves. For example, they should be able to compare today’s homework with yesterday’s homework and make inferences if they are not sure how to proceed. Getting clues from context helps them. Students’ study skills at this level should reflect their ability to study for 30-40 minutes at a time.

5^th Grade

Your 5^th grade student should move beyond comparison and using context, to be able to figure out problems in their different subjects. They should also be incorporating their interests and personality into various subjects, in particular ones with writing. Students at this level should be able to study for up to 45 minutes with one or two breaks as necessary.

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6^th grade

Your 6^th grader should be skilled in being a self-starter with homework. A routine should be established and outside of major distractions, they should tackle their school work on their own. They should be encouraged to ask for help. Students at this level may study for approximately 45 minutes and may begin to do “extra” research on their own for topics that they really find interesting.

7^th Grade

Children at this stage of development are faced with more complex and demanding homework. You may have them asking you more frequently for help. They will in some ways be relearning how to focus as they face potential distractions from social situations at school or even puberty. Students at this age may need help self-regulating their study time but should be able to study for 45 minutes to 1 hour with breaks as needed.

8^th Grade

Children in the 8^th grade would have similar challenges as they did in the 7^th grade; however, with time they should be better at self-regulating against distractions and be able to study for 1 hour or more with breaks as needed. Despite their young age, some signs of maturity as a thinker and as a responsible individual should be present. At this grade level, children should also be trying to study more in preparation for high school.

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High School

In high school, children should be self-regulating in terms of being on time for class, managing their study time, and completing tasks fully and completely. Most likely they will not ask parents for help but may share what their challenges are. High school students should be self-starters, have strategies for completing tasks, and have a fairly predictable routine both during the school week and weekends that help them stay on track with the goal of doing well. High school students, though not fully mature, should be clearly developing the skills of consistency and reliability while solving problems independently. During the high school years, they may focus for very long periods of time in order to get larger, and often simultaneous projects done. At this stage, you may be able to see a glimpse into your child’s future in the way they conduct themselves, and the “high school skills” that they use may be very similar to how they will apply themselves as working adults.

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As can be seen, study skills by grade level are important to understand if a student is to progress and excel academically. In the early years, reading to and with your child as well as showing interest in and encouraging your child to study are the most important things you can do to help ensure your child has good study habits. At all student grade levels, showing consistent concern on your part will help them have consistency on their part.

Once you gain a good understanding of study skills by grade level, you may be concerned that your child is not meeting the benchmarks above. However, by creating a plan with a tutor you can help your child reach their academic potential and develop the necessary study skills that will help them in all areas of their life.

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