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Executive Function Coaching
Master the essential strategies to help students develop executive function skills that support lifelong learning and success.
The 7 Pillars
Pillar 1: Organization
Ability to keep materials, information, and thoughts in order
What Tutors Should Know
- Disorganization often reflects skill gaps, not effort
- Organization supports working memory and task initiation
Tutor Practice Strategies
- "Clean start" ritual at beginning of sessions
- Model folder/backpack/binder systems
- Use visual organizers (checklists, color coding)
- Teach "everything has a home"
- End-of-session reset routine
Parent Advice Tutors Can Share
- Keep systems simple and consistent
- One planner, one homework spot
- Avoid reorganizing for the student
- Praise systems, not neatness
Putting It All Together: EF in Tutoring Sessions
Session Structure Template
- 1.Check-in & organization
- 2.Goal setting
- 3.Time planning
- 4.Focused work with breaks
- 5.Reflection & reset
Tutor Mindset Shifts
- From "fixing" → coaching
- From "why won't they?" → what skill is missing?
- From compliance → independence
Course Wrap-Up & Next Steps
- EF skills develop over time with consistent practice
- Tutors are powerful EF role models
- Small strategies used consistently = big impact