Skool-ed helps students learn to manage executive function problems.
Does your student have difficulties with organization and task initiation? Is time management or goal setting a struggle? If so, they may benefit from Executive Function Coaching support!
For tweens & teens, having strong executive function skills is essential for success in school, extracurricular activities, and everyday life. These skills can also impact how well you handle stress, manage time, and interact with others.
Skool•ed offers 1:1 and small group academic executive function coaching in Stone Ridge, VA as well as virtual services.
Executive Function Study Skills Group
Virtual support for Middle Schoolers
Our study group for middle schoolers includes weekly small group direct instruction and 1:1 support.
Drop-in Support (in Stone Ridge, VA) and Virtual support for Teens & ‘Tweens
For students who need additional support in organization, planning and studying for tests, and work completion.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Executive Function Coaching
What is Executive Functioning?
“Executive Function” is a set of cognitive skills that helps us to manage our thoughts and actions so we can “get things done!” These skills are ESPECIALLY important for tweens and teens, who are learning to balance friends, sports, schoolwork, extracurricular activities, and other responsibilities.
What is Executive dysfunction?
People with executive functioning difficulty (“executive dysfuntion”) often have trouble getting things done, being on time to things, planning for future, and controlling their behavior.
Executive dysfunction can be very disruptive to relationships, work, and general life.
What are the signs of executive dysfunction in students?
Children who have weaknesses in executive function may have difficulty completing schoolwork, staying on task, controlling impulses, remembering important facts or tasks, putting things in a reasonable order, etc.
What causes executive dysfunction?
Experts don’t really know all of the reasons why executive dysfunction happens; however, it can be linked to many conditions that affect the functionality of the brain, including things like ADHD, Autism Spectrum Distorder, OCD, depression, or diseases that cause degeneration to the brain.
How do we help students?
- Effective use of a calendar
- Planning and Organizing
- Skills & Strategies for studying
- Time Management
- Note Taking strategies
What Parents Have to Say about Skool•ed
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“In addition to pairing us up with the world’s best tutor, Kelly has been working with our family in a consulting capacity to create “choice boards” and other tools to help our 5 and 7 year olds gain some independence, and some additional structure (for all of us!). I can’t say enough good things about the services she is providing to our community right now, when we really need it.”
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