Study Skills Coaching is an ideal solution for middle and high school students who struggle with the process of learning.  Study skills use the brain’s executive abilities, and they impact learning in a variety of ways.  The effects of undeveloped study skills are most often seen in a student’s struggles to:

• make plans
• estimate time
• keep organized
• keep track of time
• reflect on work
• ask for help
• finish work on time
• turn in assignments
• prepare for tests
• take effective notes
• generate ideas
• evaluate performance

Our study skills coaches customize a plan based on each student’s unique strengths, learning styles, motivation, and needs.  They begin by helping the student develop the self-awareness that they need to take control of their learning.  The student and coach work together to create academic goals and determine what success looks like.  Next, they start to implement strategies that empower the student to:

• Create study schedules
• Utilize a planner
• Estimate and analyze time
• Break projects into manageable pieces
• Organize binders, files, and materials
• Organize ideas using graphic organizers
• Read for comprehension
• Understand textbooks
• Highlight and annotate books
• Take notes from text and lecture
• Create a note-taking strategy
• Use mnemonic devices
• Utilize flashcard strategies
• Create study materials for tests
• Answer test questions
• Relieve test anxiety
• Discuss in class
• Communicate with teachers
• Understand and monitor grades