Executive Function Coaching
Module 1:
Communicating with Teachers
Learning Goals:
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How to communicate with teachers
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How to write emails to teachers
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How to plan ahead for a meeting with a teacher
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How to deal with intimidating teachers
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What to do when you have missing or late assignments
Module 2:
Planning Ahead
Learning Goals:
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How to effectively use a planner, agenda or digital calendar regularly
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How to use information about assignments & quizzes from your online school portal to create a two week plan
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How to use the iPad, iPhone, and other digital tools to organize your academic and social life
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How to manage a heavy load of assignments, projects, quizzes & tests
Module 3:
Dealing with Procrastination
Learning Goals:
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How to recognize when and why you are procrastinating
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How to minimize your regular amount of procrastinating
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How to start immediately
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How to deal with overload when you have procrastinated and are in over your head
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What are strategies I can learn to help me not procrastinate as much
Module 4:
Sustaining Attention While Studying
Learning Goals:
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How to stay focused while doing homework
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How to study in micro-bursts
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How to add movement to studying
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How to choose study methods that help you focus rather than zone out
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How to be more active in your studying
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How to zone in when you are zoning out
Module 5:
Checking Work Carefully
Learning Goals:
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How to check work intentionally before turning it in
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How to know when you are finished
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How to check math problems and math tests to catch "careless" errors
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How to slow down instead of racing through assignments
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How to check writing assignments before submitting them
Module 6:
Keeping Life Organized
Learning Goals:
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How to create an organization system that fits your personality and works for you
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How to organize your binders, folders and papers so they are easy to find
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How to stay organized
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How to organize your digital files
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How to clean up your room, bathroom, and work space regularly
Module 7:
Developing Strong Home Habits
Learning Goals:
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How to develop a system for keeping up with your school work at home
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How to get ready on time in the morning
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How to use your break wisely
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How to get started when you don't want to do your homework
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How to get enough sleep
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Why you should eat for breakfast and why it matters
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How to avoid leaving stuff at home and asking mom or dad to go back to get it
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Why and when should music or television be on or of while doing work
Module 8:
Taking Notes
Learning Goals:
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How to take notes during a lecture
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What to do when the teacher talks too fast
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How to take notes from a powerpoint or keynote presentation
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How to take notes from a textbook chapter or online article
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What to do if I don't have notes or don't have good notes
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How to review notes regularly and how to study notes for a test
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How to decide if I should print out notes or handouts to use to study
Module 9:
Studying for Tests
Learning Goals:
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How to study for tests - every kind of test
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How to prepare for a math test appropriately
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Are there other strategies I can use besides notecards and rereading my notes to study?
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How do you know when you really know it
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How much review should you actually do before a test
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How to analyze past test performance and use the insights to change how you study for upcoming tests
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Tips for reviewing right before the test and for taking the test
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$95 per module
Email to schedule sessions:
205-837-4700