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Time Scheduling
and
Time
Management for dyslexic students.
Time
Scheduling. You
may find it difficult to be well organized, and that you need some kinds
of techniques to help. When working, try to vary your tasks: half an hour's writing
might be followed by a change of activity - some work that involves moving around
or telephoning people.  Use
an organizer.
This
continuous diary will help you keep up to date with assignment and essay deadlines,
exams and appointments. You will also have your telephone numbers all in one place. Many
people keep a 'To do' list in their organizer (see below).
 Time
Management.
Time
management is:
• knowing
what you want to accomplish, •
planning
how to meet your goals, •
having
time for studying, •
breaking
tasks into smaller pieces, •
having
a personal life, too! •
What
do you want to accomplish academically? Personally? Make a list, in order of importance
to you.
 'To
Do' list.
A
'To Do' list is a list of all the tasks that you need to carry out. It
consolidates all the jobs that you have to do into one place. You can then prioritize
these tasks into order of importance. This allows you to tackle the most important
ones first. This
will give you control over your work. It will ensure that things are not
forgotten, and ticking things off as they are completed can give a sense of satisfaction!
One method is the ABC list. This list is divided into three sections; A,
B, or C. The items placed in the A section are those needed to be done that day.
The items placed in the B section need completion within the week. The C section
items are those things that need to be done within the month. As the B, C items
become more pertinent they are bumped up to the A or B list.  •
Update
your list daily.
•
Use
your organizer rather than scraps of paper. •
Keep
your diary, calendar and 'To do' list in a place where they can be clearly seen.
•
Make a
point of checking your key lists first thing each morning, before lunch,
and at the end of the day. •
Use
a highlighter pen to mark important items or dates. •
Cross
off completed sections. •
Plan rewards
for yourself when you have completed a project.  Learn
to say 'No'.
For
example, an acquaintance of yours would like you to see a movie with him tonight.
You made social plans for tomorrow with your friends and tonight you were going
to study and do laundry. You really are not interested. You want to say 'No',
but you hate turning people down. Politely saying 'No' can be helpful. Saying
'No' can free up time for the things that are most important. Avoid
interruptions. It
is extra hard to a dyslexic student to concentrate on two things at the same time.
A telephone ringing, or someone calling in to see you, can break your thread of
concentration. It can then take you a long time to get back to where you were
before. Try to separate socialization from study. 
 Voice
Mate Organizer - designed to provide full speech output for all functions.
It is available with either 40 minutes or 80 minutes recording time. It functions
as a telephone/address book, telephone dialler, memo taker, diary, appointment
book, calculator and alarm clock. Telephone numbers, addresses and appointments
can be accessed using voice recognition and numbers can be dialled automatically
using the built in autodialler. Memos can be edited.
Prioritized
'To do' lists. Student
Organizer - Course Book keeps track of your assignments, texts, notes, and
more. Terminology Book creates your own dictionary of words, rules, and technical
phrases. Reference Book keeps track of your important book titles, thoughts, articles,
etc.It allows an unlimited number of entries and automatically sorts them. ReadyToPrint
Organizer - computer organizer. Time
Management (Muskingum College). Time
Management (Manage Yourself, Not Your Time). 23
Time Management Techniques (College of St Benedict). Time
Management Problem Resolution Guide. Time
Management Principles. 'Time
and Chaos' - Time Management Software. Time
Management (University of Buffalo).
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