Executive Functioning Study Skills Coaching

Engaged Minds weaves executive functioning training into all academic subject areas and features it prominently for elementary school students through Project Based Learning. But what about middle and high school students who have homework to keep up with, grades to maintain, and long term projects to manage, on top of a busy extra curricular schedule? We are here to help!

Study-skills based executive functioning sessions are tailored to each student’s needs. We ensure they have a planner and assignment recording system that works well for them, helping them customize it as needed. We help students take long term assignments and break them into manageable chunks and to create mini-deadlines for themselves to accomplish these tasks. We help them make plans for efficient and effective studying and can communicate and collaborate with teachers to reinforce the structures present in class. We help students strategize about the most important parts of assignments to spend the greatest amount of time on to maximize their overall learning and grade.

We believe that mindset is an important component of effective learning. Through our coaching, students learn to speak up and ask questions when clarification is needed and to persevere in the face of academic challenges. Students are encouraged to view mistakes as learning opportunities, rather than setbacks. This allows students to feel more confident taking on academic challenges.

Executive functioning study skill training begins with coaching; making the invisible rules of school visible for the student through direct instruction. After guided practice using these skills, our tutors gradually hand over the reins to the students so that they transfer these skills into their independent work. This leads to increased self-esteem, passion for learning, and success both inside and outside of the classroom!