by Dennis | Feb 28, 2025 | Executive Functioning Skills
Accountability is a word that can conjure up images of punishment, micromanagement, and criticism. It can certainly end up with parents nagging their kids about homework. That’s sometimes why HomeworkCoach is hired—the parents can’t do it anymore. So your goal is to...
by Dennis | Jan 27, 2025 | Executive Functioning Skills
Boosting Working Memory: A Tutor’s Guide Discover effective strategies and interactive exercises designed to strengthen working memory in high school students, paving the way for academic success. The Role of Working Memory in Education Why Working Memory Matters...
by Dennis | Apr 15, 2024 | Cognitive Flexibility, Executive Functioning Skills
When a student begins to treat their tutor like a therapist, it’s important to respond with empathy and professionalism while gently redirecting the focus back to academic goals. Here’s how a tutor can handle the situation effectively: Acknowledge and Validate the...
by Dennis | Jan 26, 2024 | Executive Functioning Skills
“My son (11) struggles with writing assignments. He states he can’t think of what to write” You’ve probably run into this with your HomeworkCoach clients. Here’s a way to approach the problem: Take the ideas and the writing separately....
by Dennis | Aug 12, 2023 | Executive Functioning Skills
In the 12 years or so we’ve operated HomeworkCoach, numerous new terms have become popular, including “executive functioning” and now “neurodiversity.” These are helpful words, in many ways, and parents of kids with ADHD — our...
by Dennis | Mar 31, 2017 | Cognitive Flexibility, Executive Functioning Skills
An important area of focus for HomeworkCoach this year, in addition to advising you to help your students with homework completion, is to provide teachable methods to help strengthen students’ executive function skills.Executive function skills are defined as: ...
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