Teaching study skills. An inclusive approach to responding to students learning differences

Abstract

 Abstract – Student academic achievement is related to knowledge and application of effectivestudy skills. While students with normal development may experience academic difficulties in the absence of an effective study approach, students with special educational needs are at risk drop out. This paper proposes a structured learning approach divided into six steps: predict, read, identify key concepts, reorganize, reflect, recite. Each step involves active learning strategies and extensive flexibility to adapt to the variability of accademic content and individual student differences. It is an operational proposal that fits into the backdrop of Universal Design for Learning and its foundational principles: normalizing individual differences and preparing a multifaceted learning context and, as such, accessible to all.