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 | Oct 9, 2023 | Professionalism
We do not micromanage our coaches. You bring your own skills to the table, and every client is different. But parents have specific expectations when they hire us. They’ve read our website and spoken to someone on our team. So we do need you to be on the same...
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 | Jun 28, 2023 | Housekeeping, Professionalism
We recommend that your first session with a new client start with a brief meeting with the parent(s), preferably with your student there too. Take a few minutes to introduce yourself and ask about their reasons for bringin in a coach and their hoped-for outcome. As a...
by Dennis | Mar 31, 2023 | Studying for Tests
Helping students prepare for final exams or chapter tests can be frustrating, particularly if the teacher does not provide a study guide and the student seems unsure about what they need to study. Here are some tips on helping students to make their own study guides...
by Dennis | Oct 13, 2022 | Housekeeping
Here are our thoughts on cancellations: We are customer-centric and prefer to never charge a client for cancellation We realize children get sick or occasionally there are last minute sports practices; if the client gives us as much notice as possible, we prefer not...
by Dennis | Jul 28, 2022 | Housekeeping
Parents occasionally ask their new coach to meet for coffee or have a brief meeting with the child “to see if it’s a good fit.” This is understandable but the problem is that the parent does not expect to pay for this. We do not believe it is fair to ask you, our...
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