There’s a lot of information on this website. We’ve created an Academic Skills Reference Sheet to make it easier to identify relevant pages with your student.
| Category | Problem | Website page |
| Time Management | ||
| Difficulty getting started | Addressing Procrastination | |
| Difficulty staying focused | Setting Up Your Workstation | |
| Derailed when problems occur | What to Do When Things Go Wrong | |
| Spends too much time on a single task or class | Switching Between Tasks | |
| Difficulty managing reading | Reading Strategies | |
| Difficulty getting to class on time | Leaving on Time | |
| Difficulty getting out of bed | Leaving on Time | |
| Student has fallen way behind in work | Catching up when you’re behind | |
| Planning | ||
| Doesn’t remember important dates | Quarterly Planning | |
| Doesn’t plan ahead for busy times in the quarter | Quarterly Planning | |
| Ineffective planning skills for when and how work will be completed day-to-day | Short Term Planning | |
| Doesn’t want to use a planner but open to using a digital calendar | Short Term Planning | |
| Doesn’t want to use a planner or digital calendar | Short Term Planning | |
| Trouble managing big or long-term projects | Tackling Big Projects | |
| Plan for completing work is unrealistic | Reality Testing Your Plan | |
| Takes much longer than planned to complete tasks | Reality Testing Your Plan | |
| Symptom flare-ups regularly disrupt plans | Planning Ahead For Flare-ups | |
| Studying | ||
| Ineffective study strategies | Study Smart | |
| Unable to complete all the reading | Reading Strategies | |
| Unsure what to include in notes taken during class | Note taking | |
| Doesn’t find note taking accommodation(s) helpful | Maximizing Note Taking Accommodations | |
| Test Taking | ||
| Doesn’t know the material on the test well enough | See studying section above | |
| Has poor sleep (quantity, quality, consistency) | Improve Your Sleep | |
| Has test anxiety | Test Anxiety | |
| Difficulty reading or answering questions during the test | Test Taking Strategies | |
| Consistently runs out of time before completing the test | When You Get Your Exam Back | |
| Spends too long on specific questions | Test Taking Strategies | |
| Doesn’t know what went wrong on the test | Complete a Test Autopsy found on the When You Get Your Exam Backpage | |
| Doesn’t find test taking accommodation(s) helpful | Maximizing Testing Accommodations | |
| Note taking | ||
| Unsure what to include in notes taken during class | Note taking | |
| Doesn’t find note taking accommodation helpful | Maximizing Note Taking Accommodations | |
| Reading | ||
| Trouble managing all the reading | Reading Strategies | |
| Talking to Professors | ||
| Not sure how to talk with professors about accommodations | Reasons to discuss accommodations | |
| Not sure how to talk about needs without disclosing diagnosis | Should I talk about my diagnosis? | |
| Coping with setbacks | ||
| Student has fallen way behind in work | Catching up when you’re behind | |
| Student gets derailed when problems occur | What to Do When Things Go Wrong | |
| Needs help planning ahead for symptom flare-ups | Planning Ahead For Flare-ups |