GOALS FOR YOUR STUDENT’S SUCCESS

During 8 sessions, your student will learn ways to improve these important skills needed for success: Organization, Time Management, Overcoming Procrastination, Active Reading & Written Expression, Active Note-Taking, Memory, Test-Prep, and Test Taking.

Through direct instruction and hands-on practice, your student will learn how to use active and research-based tools and strategies to improve his or her executive functioning and associated learning difficulties.  During each session, your student develops skills to solve problems and begin to take control of his or her future!

OBJECTIVES FOR EACH SESSION

Session One – Setting Goals for Success

• Introduction to Student Success (Parents are invited to attend)

• Identifying Your Strengths, Values, & Motivations

• Identifying Your Needs and Goals for Success

Session Two – Organization

• Identify Your “Organizational Type”

• Match Your Organization Tools to Your “Organizational Type”

• Additional Organization Strategies for Finding Your Stuff When You Need It!

• Organized Notetaking

• Staying Organized

Session Three – Time Management

• Organizing Your Time

• Getting Up and Out the Door Each Day With Limited Parental Persuasion

• Practical Alternatives to the School Assignment Book

• Prioritizing: Quickly Figuring Out What TO DO When

• How to Get Your Homework Done so You Can Do What You Want to Do!

Session Four – Dealing with Procrastination: Planning & Starting Tasks

• Planning, Starting, and Completing Projects with Less Stress

• Planning, Prioritizing, and Preparing for Tests

• Dealing with the Leading Causes of Procrastination

• How to Use Your Values to Overcome Procrastination

Session Five– Active Reading

• Reading Textbooks, Novels, & Short Stories Without Falling Asleep

  • Reading for Cause and Effect

  • Reading to Compare/Contrast

  • Reading for Inference

  • Understanding Literary Devices: Allegory, Allusion, et al

  • An Easier Way to Annotate!

• Monitoring Your Comprehension

Session Six– Active Writing Skills

• Writing Colorful, Descriptive Sentences Your Teachers Will Love

• Writing Better Paragraphs

• Six Steps to Writing Better Essays & Reports

• Monitoring Your Writing

Session Seven– Active Memory and Test Taking Skills

• How to Not Forget

• Tools, Techniques, and Tricks of Memory Champs

• Active Test-Taking Strategies

Session Eight – Problem Solving and Decision Making

• Celebrate your improved skills!

• Problem Solving: Learn how to use all you have learned to solve problems and make better decisions in the future.

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SPACE IS LIMITED!

Choose the session your student will attend and register today! 

Out of town for the summer?

Call 817.421.8780 or contact us to schedule individual Student Success sessions.

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