Many students are overwhelmed
by study assignments.
Most students abandon
their attempts to study
and limit their choices
for life.
Comment about study skills.
Most diligent students
have relied on
note taking from textbooks.
Sorting on 3x5 cards
rewriting notes
or outlining
is very time consuming.
"SQ3R" and Harvard outlines
have been a widely used
but are time consuming
study skill methods.
Peterson study skills 555
helps you absorb 3 to 10 times
more information per study hour.
Peterson Study Guides save time
you would otherwise spend:
Deciding which sources to use.
Deciding which key words to search.
Downloading and saving each source.
Indexing each source.
Wading through material you don't need.
Diverting your attention to other topics.
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The problems and limitations
of today's internet
search engines.
Internet search engines usually
find the names and locations
of files with keywords in the text.
You still have to search
the text again or read the article
to find what you need.
Time consuming multiple searches
of several documents may be necessary
to meet your needs.
To get multiple viewpoints
you must repeat the
extra search process
with each file source.
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TIME SAVING TECHNIQUES
500 pages of 400 words = 200,000 words
700 pages of 300 words = 210,000 words.
If you have to read
200,000 words at a reading speed of
400 words per minute = 50 hours
200 words per minute = 100 hours
100 words per minute = 200 hours
50 words per minute = 400 hours.
Note: most persons
read scientific or technical material
at less than 50 words per minute.
The above example
does not include hours you need
for making notes and writing.
555 is a dramatic reduction
of total study time.
Our students only need to study
5 to 10 hours on similar tasks.
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Q. How does 555 save time?
A. Searches are faster
and more accurate
than reading or skimming.
A. Memory patterns are
faster than taking notes.
A. Tell-backs force fast
rehearsal and conclusions.
A. Fast writes replace slower
deliberate writing.
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Most of our study files
have been converted
to Peterson Ewriting styles for
faster recognition of content.
Search words land on
meaning clusters
that are readily combined
with previous input in your mind.
Ewriting clusters
also speed the page to mind
transfer of information.
Q and A
Q. What is
Peterson Study skills 555?
A. A.fourth generation
version of Peterson's
1965 Interlocking Communications
1989 Accelerated Thinking 555 and
1991 Peterson Reading
1995 Peterson Meaning Searches
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Extraordinary procedures
to speed and ease learning.
The large files
of pre-selected reference
material can be rapidly searched
and processed.
Q. When do you use 555
in your schools?
A. Accelerated Reading 555
with taped input is used
for the first 4 periods per day.
5th 6th and 7th period students
may be scheduled for
Meaning Searches 555
or other independent studies.
All students do
Meaning Searches 555
for part of their homework.
Q. How do Meaning Searches 555 work?
Main idea searches
are made in large books
or large collections
of short articles and classic speeches.
Q. How about difficult
materials?
A. 555 is superior in
difficult material and
technical subjects
with many facts to remember..
Q. What materials are in your files.
We select materials that can be
re-distributed without charge
on the internet.
Our 555 files include many classics
whose copyrights have expired.
We include other writing
when copyright releases are
supplied by the author.
CD copies of a file are 5.00 each
if you become a registered user.
Q. Isn't the material out of date?
A. The classics have
proven their value
over many years.
Historical texts and facts
don't change much.
Biographies and classic literature
stay the same.
Students that have a need
for more recent writing
about science and medicine
will have to use
slower search methods
in periodicals or the internet.
Our 555 study guides include
lists of web sites
for searching
more recent copyrighted articles.
All 555 materials
are free to students
of Accelerated Schools.
Q. How can I learn more
about these systems?
A. After free registration as a user
we will send you some of our
curriculum files.
Chose from the following:
European History
American History
Government and Politics.
Civil War
War from 1995
Famous Speeches
Parenting
More study guides are
being added each month.
Most curriculums
can be downloaded free.
To enroll or receive more information,
fill in the form below and click the submit button.
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