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Nearly 20% (1 in 5) of high school age boys in the United States and 11% of school aged children overall have received a medical diagnosis of ADHD according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  These rates reflect a marked rise over the last decade. Check back tomorrow for the surprising statistics.

There is no emotional growth when you are procrastinating.

Newton Parent Testimonial

"I cannot say enough good things about Y3K. The owner has tutored both my son and daughter through elementary and middle school.  His skill, warmth and flexibility have enabled both of my children to address their challenges and achieve their goals. He is engaging and knowledgeable across subjects, and is also able to teach study habits and organization skills, even when there is resistance!  :)   He is a complete professional, and willing to go above and beyond the call of duty to attend school meetings as an articulate advocate. He has had a truly significant influence on my children's academic success and self esteem, and has been a great resource for me as a single parent. His dedication, humor, and abilities as a teacher make him not only an extremely gifted tutor, but also an excellent mentor and role model for my young teens. I give Y3K my highest recommendation!"

-J. C.

(Newton, MA)

A great pleasure in life is having your student do what others including the know-it-all “experts” say your student cannot do.

The Rivers School of Weston Parent Testimonial

"My son made high honors for the first time!  He has been at the Rivers School for over 3 years and in the Weston Public Schools before that.  During his entire schooling he always struggled.  He battles with executive function which has held him down since he started school.  Before we met you, he was turning in around half of his homework assignments and many of them late. Now all of the homework is handed in on time and receiving full credit.  You taught him organization and study skills that helped him cope with his executive function.  My son earned high honors at Rivers in just a matter of 3 months time.  We are thrilled!  Thanks Y3K Tutor In Your Home."

-P.

(Weston, MA)

D. H. from Weston, MA asks, “What is executive function?”

 

This is a common question that we get asked a lot.  As a child’s brain matures, they are able to perform higher level tasks. These high level tasks are referred to as executive function. Think of executive function as the role of a Chief Executive Officer in a company. She or he must analyze what the company needs to have done, develop a plan, identify the order these tasks must be done, make mid-course corrections as needed, and complete the job by the deadline. Someone with executive function problems may have difficulty doing any of the following:

1. Analyze a task
2. Plan how to address the task
3. Organize the steps needed to carry out the task
4. Develop timelines for completing the task
5. Adjust or shift these plans as needed
6. Compete the task in a timely way

Executive function issues in school can be devastating.  If your child starts long term assignments at the last minute, loses papers, has loose papers everywhere, forgets to do homework, forgets to hand in completed homework, has difficulty with math word problems, has trouble starting and organizing English writing assignments, or studies for tests at the last minute then there may be executive function issues. 

 

Y3K Tutor In Your Home helps many students with executive function learn how to become successful and attain high grades.  Contact us if we can be of any assistance.

 

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Designate a safe place in the house to store papers that are not currently needed at school anymore. They may be useful in the future. The papers could be used to study for a test later in the year. Sometimes a teacher may make a mistake in their gradebook and mark that an assignment wasn't turned in when it really was. By saving these papers, your student can then prove they actually did do the work.

Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. One way of doing so is to have all support systems in place before the new school year begins. This includes everything from organizational and time management systems to tutoring.

Executive Function is the part of the brain that sets goals, plans, organizes, pays attention, and retrieves memorized information. This part develops most during the elementary school years and does not reach full maturity until around age 21.

It is important for students to file each subject’s papers into its own section so they can be retrieved again if needed.