by Nina Parrish | Apr 1, 2023 | Academic Coaching, Education, Executive Functioning, Executive Functioning, Metacognition, Students, Study Skills, Teachers, The Independent Learner
A recent review of the research by the Educational Endowment Foundation found metacognition and self-regulation to be the most high-impact classroom strategy taking into consideration both evidence from research and implementation cost. According to psychologist...
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 | May 27, 2020 | Education, Family, Homeschool, Learning Disabilities, Organization, Parenting, Students, Study Skills
Oftentimes we have a task to complete but run into difficulty getting it done. This is frequently due to distractions. Either we become sidetracked or overwhelmed and don’t begin or we get off task once we have started working. Here is a five step process to help stay...
by Nina Parrish | May 20, 2020 | Education, Family, Homeschool, Organization, Parenting, Students, Study Skills
Adapting to the new reality of at-home education and work can be difficult for the whole family. Children may have an especially difficult time adjusting to new changes. If your child has trouble following a regular schedule or has meltdowns when asked to switch from...
by Nina Parrish | May 7, 2020 | Education, Family, Organization, Parenting, Students, Study Skills
There are two major reasons that we don’t get things done even when we have every intention of doing them. The first is that we are not specific enough about exactly what needs to be accomplished. We need to consider what specific actions need to be taken to meet...