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learning as self-regulated is … [when] the learner displays personal initiative, perseverance, and adaptive skill in pursuing it” (p. 1). Once students learn how to use study skills strategies, the skills can be an asset to them throughout the rest of their school careers and lives. Students are able to take more control of their learning when they are taught appropriate strategies in working with and comprehending expository texts.
Previewing, main idea and fact finding, vocabulary learning, and researching texts are critical skills students must learn and use independently to grow and develop as they encounter challenging learning activities in the classroom. Teachers must continuously provide varied opportunities for students to practice and confidently use study skills for reading expository texts. Study skills, when deliberately and intentionally taught, provide young students with a firm foundation for future learning.
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