Help Is Here, Are You Ready to Take It?
Jeff’s mother sighed as she tried to explain to me why, though she had been waiting for a school year coaching slot with SOS4Students for months and one had opened up, she was hesitating to take it.
It’s OK to Ask for Help
For students with Executive Function challenges, trying to handle things on their own can create high levels of anxiety and overwhelm that compound difficulties rather than alleviate them.
Is Pass/No Pass an Option for Your Student?
Is Pass/No Pass an Option for Your Student? (from SOS4Students Director Beth Samuelson) Assembly Bill 104 (AB 104) is now law, effective July 1, 2021. One of its provisions allows students enrolled in a public or charter high school in the 2020 to 2021 academic year to apply to have a …
Make a Positive Reward-Based Behavior Chart
Make yourself a positive reward-based behavior chart. On a printable or self-made calendar, put a sticker for every day you drink a whole bottle of water, brush your teeth, work out, etc. Pick things that are important to YOU.
In-Person School Is Back: How Will Your Student Fare?
Goodbye mute buttons and turning off cameras. Goodbye classes with asynchronous learning (or as I call them “DIY School”). Students will be fully back in the classroom next year, needing to show up in all respects.
Knowing How Your Brain Works Can Make a Big Difference in School Performance
With the Executive Brain Bootcamp, students gain a newfound appreciation for their prefrontal cortex (attention, memory, planning, prioritization) and a toolbox of skills and techniques to maximize its effectiveness both in school and at home.