by Nina Parrish | Mar 20, 2023 | Academic Coaching, Education, Executive Functioning, Executive Functioning, Students, Study Skills, Teachers, The Independent Learner
Many of us are familiar with the idea that practice helps to improve performance. We have heard familiar mantras like, “Practice makes perfect”. We may have even read books about practice such as, Malcolm Gladwell’s, 2011 bestseller, Outliers: The Story of Success....
by Nina Parrish | Feb 3, 2021 | Education, Executive Functioning, Organization, Study Skills
Executive functioning skills are the mental abilities that allow us to engage in goal-oriented actions. Imagine that your executive functioning is like the air traffic controller of your brain. All of this information is flying in from all directions, and we use our...
by Nina Parrish | Jan 19, 2021 | Children, COVID-19, Education, Elementary School, English, Homeschool, Parenting, Reading
Since the structure of school has changed due to COVID-19, many parents are spending a lot more time teaching reading to our young students and struggling readers. A question that has come up over and over again is, “What do I do if my child doesn’t know a sound when...
by Nina Parrish | Jul 27, 2020 | Children, COVID-19, Education, Family, Parenting, School, Spotsylvania, Students
Part III- Distance Learning Strategies for Teachers How do we prepare for the upcoming school year? This is a question I have been asking myself a lot as a parent and a teacher. Last week, we discussed how parents could help their child prepare for the upcoming...
by Nina Parrish | Jul 16, 2020 | Children, COVID-19, Education, Family, Parenting, School, Spotsylvania, Students
Part II- Realize That Distance Learning Is Not Going Away This blog is part two in a series that I started last week on preparing for the upcoming school year. Part one was on staying current on math and reading skills. Have those of you that are local readers been...
