PREPARE (PSYC) Strategy
(Reid et al., 2013)
(Reid et al., 2013)
This classroom survival strategy can help students prepare for class both emotionally and academically. This strategy is a self-monitoring strategy that contains a motivational sub-strategy called PSYC. The purpose of this strategy is to decrease negative self-talk and increase organizational skills, positive self-talk, and one’s ability to focus on classroom tasks.
Students with learning disabilities tend to have a low self-esteem and often have difficulties maintaining organization, setting personal goals, and self-monitoring their behavior and academic performance.
1. Peer into your desk.
2. Reflect on what you need and get it.
3. Erase personal needs (personal issues that do not have to do with class).
4. PSYC yourself up
P- Pause for an attitude check.
S- Say a personal goal related to the class.
Y- Yoke in negative thoughts.
C- Challenge yourself to good performance.
5. Ask yourself where class has been and where class is going (a brief review of what you have learned and what you will be learning).
6. Review notes and study guide.
7. Explore the meaning of teacher’s introduction.
(Reid et al., 2013)
To promote generalization, students can use this strategy as a way to prepare for class. Students can also use this strategy to prepare for exams, classroom discussions, and homework assignments. This tool can be used to increase self-awareness, as well as motivation, and goal attainment.
Student was just given oral directions to take out their essay from yesterday and continue working on the body paragraphs. Student would refer to this strategy to locate classroom materials (i.e., writing folder, pencil, assigned texts,) and evaluate their thoughts and behaviors. In addition, the student would review what the texts stated, as well as what information the student has already written. This will help the student build off of his/her ideas and write cohesive paragraphs.