My Child Has Been Diagnosed with Executive Functioning: Now What?
Diagnosed-with-executive-functioning-now-what. Has your child recently been given an Executive Functioning diagnosis? Are you confused about what it means and how it is different than ADHD?
Top Four Natural Ways to Treat ADHD in Kids and Teens
Top-four-natural-ways-to-treat-adhd-in-your-teen. Want Alternative Ways to Treat ADHD in Your Teen or Child? Here are four Natural (non-medication) ways!
What is the ISEE Private School Exam?
What-is-the-isee-private-school-exam. The ISEE is the most popular Independent School entrance exam in the country. It’s offered three times per year: Fall, Winter, and Spring. Students are permitted to take the test three times but only once per season.
The ACT vs SAT: What is the Difference?
The-sat-vs-the-act-what-is-the-difference-gzws6. Find out which of these tests is right for your child!
FINDING THE IDEAL STUDY SPACE
Finding-the-ideal-study-space. Candice talks about finding the most effective space in your home to foster your child's best study habits.
Setting a Short Term Goal with Your Child
Setting-a-short-term-goal-with-your-child. Our founder Candice reviews how to effectively set short-term goals with your child that are achievable in a day or a week.
HOW TO: Get Your Child Ready for the School Year
Get-your-child-ready-for-the-school-year. Candice Lapin gives you her top three tips on what to buy to prepare for the school year.
The Top 5 Foods to Improve Focus in Your Kids & Teens
Top-five-foods-to-improve-focus-child. You are what you eat. So often people tell us that but understanding what that means when you head to the grocery store or prepare your child’s lunch is another thing…
Why We Teach Our Kids Failure Is Good!
Why-we-should-teach-our-kids-failure-is-good. In our increasing culture of install-perfect lives, there has begun a trend towards creating a perfect appearance. But, it’s driving kids into major stress. There doesn't seem to be any room for failure? Or mistakes?
Building Good Study Habits Takes Longer than 21 Days
Building-good-habits-takes-longer-than-21-days. Many parents come to this company wondering how long tutoring and coaching should take before their child becomes an A student.
Top Study Tip #4: Create a Study Area
Top-study-tip-4-create-a-study-area. Students always ask us: What determines a good study area from a bad study area?
Top Study Tip 3: Getting Organized for the School Year!
Top-study-tip-3-getting-organized. We recommend that students get organized at any point. As the Buddhist monk Pema Chodron, start where you are. It is never too late or too early to get organized.
Top Study Tips #2: Outline
Top-study-tips-2-outline. So many students we work with have no tools when they begin with us. They don't read the textbook, they don't study and they don't outline. Yet, many students wonder why they can't remember all of the information in the textbook if they read it the night before the test.
The ERB vs ISEE: What is the Difference?
The-erb-vs-the-isee-what-is-the-difference. There are several key differences between the ISEE and the ERB. Here they are!
An ACT Success Story: Jake K
An-act-success-story-jake-knight. Jake started with a composite score of 19 on his initial diagnostic. A junior at a competitive private school in the Los Angeles area, he struggled with math fundamentals and he self-identified as “bad at reading”. He also worried that he “was never taught any grammar in school.” Jake was concerned that he would not get into a competitive college with his initial score yet was ambivalent about the ACT Prep process.
Jake decided that he wanted to add in a couple more hours just to see if he could improve his August ACT score. He had climbed so significantly he felt that his initial diagnostic had no bearing on how much his score could lift. By the end of his ACT preparation, he improved his composite score by 9 points and, in his most improved section, he improved an incredible 14 points.
Top Study Tip #5: Read the Text Book!
Top-study-tip-5-read-the-text-book. It seems rather obvious but we work with a lot of students. Guess what? Today's teenager often thinks that reading the headings and using the power point is enough to score well on the test. Its not. It's so important to actually read the textbook.
Top Study Tip #1: Study in the Same Location
Top-study-tip-1-study-in-the-same-location. Do you ever wonder why its important to Study in the same location? Here are at least 2 reasons why your child or teen needs to pick a study spot!
What makes the ACT so Intimidating?
What-makes-act-so-hard. There are myriad of factors that tell why ACT is so important and so intimidating. Many parents today, particularly on the West Coast, are unfamiliar with the ACT exam. For years, the SAT was the most popular and most widely regarded exam, particularly on the East and West Coasts. The ACT was only historically administered in the Mid-West. This has changed. The ACT is now quickly becoming the most widely taken exam. It's gaining a lot of ground. Why?
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