Teachers know that if we tell a child what to think, we make him or her a slave to our knowledge. But, if we teach a child how to think, we make all knowledge his slave. That philosophy is the main theme of this resource. Successful teachers form a partnership with students to support them in the learning process. Every teacher has one or more students who: are disorganized; struggle with getting work completed or turned in, has difficulty understanding what you expect of them, strains to pick out important points from your lectures or their text books, exhibits difficulty taking notes or if they can, doesn’t seem to use them, struggles to be successful on tests. There are also students in your class who work too hard, stress too much, and try to “burn the candle at both ends.” This resource is intended to help you assist your students with more effective ways to achieve in your classes with stronger study skills. The best gift you can give your students is the gift of learning the tools to help them become independent, efficient, motivated, and ultimately successful throughout their school careers. This resource is divided into the following skill areas: organizational strategies; learning style strategies; communication strategies; reading comprehension strategies; note-taking strategies; memorization strategies; test taking strategies; homework strategies; and stress management. As students learn a new strategy, encourage them to put it into practice on their own school work. Emphasize that the more they practice, the more natural a strategy will become for them and the easier learning will become.