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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My student has an executive function coach that meets with her (virtually) Monday morning and Friday morning and reviews upcoming tests, papers, deadlines, etc.   They develop a study plan to the week and then for the weekend. It has been immensely helpful.  I doubt we will do it all four years, but it has been a good start.[/quote]

NP here. How did you find this? DC is getting their butt kicked in two classes this first semester - political science and history classes. They’ve met with the professors and the repeated comment is they aren’t analytical enough in their essays, seem to be able to regurgitate the readings but have trouble applying the concepts, etc. (This was a 4.0 kid in HS with all 5s on their 15 APs incl every social science offerring. They are feeling very demoralized.) I am not sure what kind of tutoring to even suggest that DC seek, but I suspect they need some “back to basics” type tutoring teaching them how to note take and study. [/quote]

Most colleges have a writing center with tutors. Would be a great time to take advantage of this[/quote]

Thanks for this idea and DC did go to the writing center but since these were midterms, DC couldn’t show them the work, so there really wasn’t anything for the center to “coach” DC on. [/quote]

Were the midterms the first grades in the class? Now that the student knows it's an issue, he can take future writing assignments to the writing center and, perhaps even more importantly, go to office hours to talk about the ideas (not the facts). A study group to talk about the ideas and to push each other to think more critically about the reading may also be helpful.

I don't think an EF coach would be the right support for this problem.[/quote]

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