How to study!

I did not learn how to study until college.  My kids learned in elementary school.  We are teaching Paul how to study.  The means vary with each subject.  Right now, Paul is memorizing 50 elements from the Periodic Table.  How?  First he wrote ten elements several times and I quizzed him.  We add five more elements each day.  If he misses any, we pause and learn those before continuing.  In History, Paul uses Sea to Shining Sea.  He reads the textbook and works through the study guide.  At the end of the chapter, he answers the review questions, and quizzes.  Then he prepares a study guide: key persons, important events, discoveries, etc, using the textbook, workbook, and quizzes.  Then we test.  Our goal is to develop study skills.  Writing out material helps make connections.  It’s a process.