Homeschool Tools contains a Study Inventory to help students determine their best study environment. Most students study best in a quiet room at an uncluttered table or desk . However, some people study better with music or sitting on a couch. A student should identify his best environment for study and develop the habit of setting up his own area before he begins his work. The next goal for the student is to practice studying for longer stretches.
Study takes time.
Homeschool Tools contains a Student Contract that teaches the student how to set and track goals. The student should learn to set his goals the day an assignment is made so that he can work regularly on the assignment. The Student Contract walks the student through the process of breaking a larger goal into daily goals. For example, if he must learn the content of a book, he divides the required number of pages by the number of days allotted for the assignment. Learning how to set daily goals takes practice.