Table of Contents

Preface PART ONE: LEARNING IN CONTEXT Introduction Understanding the Learner Supportive Learning Environments Induction, Orientation and the Identification of Learning Needs Integrating Study Skills into Teaching Writing: The Burning Issue Study Skills Programmes Supporting Individual Students Teaching to Support Learning: The Reflective Practitioner PART TWO: MENUS Outlines for Study Skills Sessions Introduction to the Section Induction: Orientation to Learning Managing Learning: Attitudes and Approaches to Learning Managing Learning: Identifying Skills and Learning Priorities Working with Others Organisational Skills Thinking Skills Using Lectures Effectively Reading for Research Writing Skills I Writing Skills II Writing Skills III Critical and Analytical Thinking Skills Seminars and Oral Presentations Memory Revision and Exams Drawing it Together Appendices References Index.

About the Author

STELLA COTTRELL is Director of Lifelong Learning at the University of Luton. Previously she had responsibility for study skills development and learning support at the University of East London. She is author of The Study Skills Handbook and is well known for her work on dyslexia in adults.