by Gretchen | Oct 17, 2016 | Academic Coaching, College Prep, note-taking, podcast, Study Skills
Initiating homework is a hard task for students! Especially students who are challenged with their executive functions (which means: almost all teenagers).Tune into today’s episode to learn about why the Pomodoro technique is such a good antidote to getting work...
by Gretchen | Aug 23, 2016 | Academic Coaching, blog, Speed Reading
Reading is hard for students!! Especially reading books that you don’t necessarily choose for yourself…and at an assigned pace that isn’t natural for you. So it’s important to have some tricks up your sleeve for how to read large quantities,...
by Gretchen | Aug 16, 2016 | Academic Coaching, blog, College Prep, note-taking, Organization, Speed Reading, Study Skills
What if I told you it was possible to read a 400-page book in under two hours? You wouldn’t believe me, right? This summer I had a stack of books I wanted to catch up on, but I only had limited time. So I challenged myself to skim each of the books as quickly as...
by Gretchen | Aug 2, 2016 | Academic Coaching, blog, Communication, For Parents
Why are so many students hesitant to talk to Librarians? Have you (or a teen you know) ever had a burning research question but been afraid to talk to a librarian? So many of my clients would prefer to spend hours alone googling for resources than spend 20 minutes...
by Gretchen | Jul 26, 2016 | Academic Coaching, blog, Writing
Does your poor typing slow you down when writing essays? During client sessions, I often have an opportunity to watch my clients type. They often make so many mistakes that they are constantly deleting what they typed…and rarely can their bumbling fingers keep...
