MOUNTAIN VISTA
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STUDY SKILLS


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The Mission
The Mountain Vista High School Counseling Department is a comprehensive guidance and counseling program facilitating student growth in academics, career, and personal / social development. We are committed to serving and supporting students, families, and staff through listening, problem-solving, informing, guiding, nurturing, for the purpose of inspiring all toward extraordinary efforts.
Where To Start
Office Hours: 7:00 AM to 3:15 PM
How To See A Counselor

~Students - Counselors have sign-up sheets on a clipboard that hangs next to their door. Sign-up in the time slot you want to see your counselor. Mrs. Neely will give you a pass to return on the day of your appointment.
~Parents - Please call 303-387-1526 to make an appointment or to speak with your student's counselor.

Sites Descriptions
Learning Enhancement Strategies
This site, sponsored by Dartmouth University, has links to various techniques a student can use to enhance their study habits and note taking skills.
Sites to Improve Your Academic Success
Collection of web sites that provide tips to help you study more effectively, manage your time, take better notes, and handle the stresses of college life.
Study Guides and Strategies
This very complete site has topics including study preparation, taking notes in lectures, effective study habits, testing techniques, writing and reading skills. It is especially helpful to bilingual/ESL students in that many of these study guides and strategies are listed in a variety of other languages as well as in English.
Study Skills
Courtesy of Virginia Tech, here is a great listing of tips and techniques for improving your study skills. Everything from note taking to how to stop procrastinating. Be sure to take the "Study Skills Checklist" to find out where you need to improve.
Study Strategies
Study Strategies site from the University of Minnesota contains a study skills survey, information about time management, memorization, learning styles, and study techniques.
Test Phobia
Twenty specific suggestions to help students cope with a phobia that prevents them from demonstrating what they know.