EF Coaching & Tutoring

Why Invest in an EF Coach?

Cognitively, if your child has a disability, the fact is that the average age for EF and Emotional Regulation skills to fully develop will be around age 25 for girls and 28 for boys. An average of a 3-5 year delay from their peers. This means that their entire educational experience will be impacted by their slower to develop EF skills.

There is a difference between an EF student’s capacity to learn and their ability to perform educational tasks consistently in school. Activating EF requires all of to have the self-awareness to know which skills we need to bring“on line” to complete a given set of often unpredictable tasks. Do you find yourself yelling at your child the same thing over and over (Get your backpack, lunch, shoes… let’s go!!)?

COMMON EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING DEFICITS INCLUDE PROBLEMS WITH:

• motivation, consistency, self awareness, emotional regulation, task initiation, task completion, the editing process, organization, planning, studying, sequencing events/ideas, time blindness, processing all parts of long term assignments, procrastination, avoidance, behavioral resistance to help, social difficulties

As an Executive Functioning coach, my first role is to actively listen to hear the concerns of the student, review their educational records and agree on goals for our sessions. In sessions, I am trained in motivational interviewing, we have a pattern each time, we set intentions and we Get Stuff Done (GSD). Over time, students build stamina for their assignments and for recovering from bumps in school/college and socially.

It’s is an investment to hire an executive functioning coach. Why should parents consider EF tutoring? Much of your child’s school experience is relying on them independently navigating online platforms Canvas, Google Classroom and apps. Online is not a modality that works for most kids, let alone neurodiverse students.

And it’s not their fault. It can spiral teens into developing anxiety, depression or even school avoidance. Consistent EF sessions with an academic EF coach is an invaluable investment in your child’s education. I know because I am also a parent, it worked for both of my neurodiverse children which is what inspired me to pursue supporting other families by teaching their children the EF skills to thrive in school.

HS Content Area Expertise: Language Arts, Biology, Western Civ, World Studies, APES, AP US-GOV, Psychology

College: Writing skills, Self Advocacy, Emotional Regulation, Planning for core requirements, Internship and Vocational skills

Qualifications:Certification in Learning Differences (LD) and Neurodiversity with Specialization in Executive Function from Landmark College.

Professional Trainings:

• 2023: 15 hr DBT Skills for Adolescents and Families by Dr. Jill Rathus, Dr. Marsha Linehan and Dr. Alec Miller

• 2022: 18 hr, The Writing Revolution/Teaching Basic Writing Skills by Dr. Judith Hochman

• 2021: 35 hr, Amherst Writers and Artists (AWA) Writing Facilitator Certification

Parent Coaching

For parents of children who learn differently and attend private schools or have children in public school who do not qualify for special education services, Kit provides case management based on the children’s individual learning profile. Educational advisement may include reviewing private educational and psychological evaluations, analysis of after school services to develop long and short term planning to enable your child to thrive in school.

Community Organizing and Media Relations

I have consulted parent communities who suspect Systemic Failures in their public school’s Special Education programs and policies. I advise parents how to organize the community and leverage the media to shine a light on the issues within their local school district and lobby the Board of Education to improve our schools. Using a proven support group format, (SPEDucated Parents), the community unifies as one constituency to advocate together to ensure all children receive an equitable education in their local public schools.