by Gretchen | Sep 20, 2018 | College Prep
How do parents and teachers support students in becoming more and more independent? Elaine Taylor-Klaus from ImpactADHD walks us through the four phases of transition in the adult/student relationship, and shares how taking on a Coach Approach to communicating with...
by Gretchen | Sep 18, 2018 | Academic Coaching, blog, College Prep, Study Skills
Do you ever struggle to read difficult texts? I’ve had a few different videos on this topic lately because it’s such a buggaboo for many of my clients. In today’s video we explore a way to THINK about reading that might shift your ability to...
by Gretchen | Sep 13, 2018 | Academic Coaching, College Prep, Study Skills, Test Anxiety
Questions! Questions! We love questions! Below are two questions about the SAT and Advanced Placement tests that we got recently from two moms: (1) “I just heard someone talking about their 2nd child who took a gap year and delayed taking the SAT until after high...
by Gretchen | Sep 6, 2018 | Academic Coaching, Anti-Boring Approach, College Prep, Study Skills
Well-meaning teachers make mistakes when it comes to setting students up to study effectively! Listen in as Gretchen shares five mistakes teachers accidentally make, including tips for how both students and teachers about how to handle the fallout of these mistakes....
by Gretchen | Sep 4, 2018 | Academic Coaching, blog, College Prep, Study Skills
Did you know that WHERE you study can make a difference in how well you get prepped for a test? More about that topic in a moment. But first — wow!! We had over 180 educators (and parents!) sign up for the Study Cycle 101 Masterclass yesterday. I was...
