How should younger students study?

First, a younger student should want to be doing this.  Parents always seem to know what’s best for their kids, but chances are an unwilling student will begin harboring resentment.

But for motivated students, there are a lot of good habits to start forming. I think it’s not too early to start looking at vocab words.  To be honest, many of the “obscure” words I learned when studying are actually used quite frequently by the media, my professors, and even my peers.  So start with a manageable list, and more importantly use the words you’ve learned.  A middle schooler probably shouldn’t be poring over lists unless he finds them fascinating.