Student Success Skills

Ready For Success

Table of Contents

Introduction and Overview

· Ready for Success and Ready to Learn

· Ready for Success and Student Success Skills

· Research base for RFS, RTL and SSS

· Research on SSS

· Research on RTL

· Research on RFS

· Ready for Success and Social Emotional Learning

RFS Lesson 1 Section 1

· RFS Introduction and Optimism cheer

· Braingym

· Caring, Supportive and Encouraging Classroom Community

· Coyote Story

· Seven Keys to Success and Kaizen

· Goal setting and listening with eyes, ears and heart

RFS Lesson 2 Section 2

· Braingym and Optimism cheer

· Interview and listening with eyes, ears and heart

· Performing under pressure: Safe Place: Breathe, Picture, Focus

· Story: The bad dream

· Seven Keys to Success and Kaizen

· Goal setting and listening with eyes, ears and heart

RFS Lesson 3 Section 3

· Braingym and Optimism cheer

· Interview and listening with eyes, ears and heart

· Story Structure and story retell: Nini the cat

· Memory—using multiple senses

· Seven Keys to Success and Kaizen

RFS Lesson 4 Section 4

· Braingym and Optimism cheer

· Interview and listening with eyes, ears and heart

· Story: Karen’s new strategy

· Memory: Flashcards and pictures

· Seven Keys to Success and Kaizen

RFS Lesson 5 Section 5

· Braingym and Optimism cheer

· Interview and listening with eyes, ears and heart

· Story: Student story tell with two endings

· Seven Keys to Success and Kaizen

RFS Booster Lesson Section 6

· Braingym and Optimism cheer

· Interview and listening with eyes, ears and heart

· Strategy Review

· Practice Applying strategies to test-taking

· Seven Keys to Success and Kaizen

Getting the Most from Ready for Success Section 7

· Five Keys to Success for Teachers

· Brain Gym and Keep Kool Tunes

· Solution Focused Principles

· Healthy Optimism

· Resources

· Accountability and implementation tips

· Neoteny

Black and White Masters Section 8

Refereed SSS and RTL Articles in National Journals

References