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Executive Functioning Coaching for Students
Hi! I’m Amanda Sinnott, M.Ed. I help students build the skills they need to manage school with greater confidence and independence.
Through personalized coaching, students learn practical strategies for staying organized and following through on their responsibilities.
How I Help Students Thrive:
1
Understand the Skill
Every student is different. I look at what is actually getting in the way, whether that is getting started, managing time, staying organized or following through.
2
Build Practical Strategies
Students learn strategies they can use with their real schoolwork. I help them practice those strategies so they become useful beyond the coaching session.
3
Grow Independence
The goal is for students to gradually take more ownership of their work. I want students to leave coaching with skills they can use on their own.
What is Executive Functioning?
Executive functioning skills help students manage the process of getting things done.
These skills help students figure out where to start, plan what needs to happen, manage their time, remember important information and follow through.
A student can understand the material and still struggle with the process of managing the work.
Is this your student?
You may have a student who is capable of doing the work but struggles to manage everything that comes with it. You may be seeing:
Difficulty getting started
The student knows what needs to be done but can’t seem to begin.
Time management struggles
An assignment that should take 30 minutes somehow takes two hours.
Organization challenges
Materials, assignments and priorities are difficult to keep track of.
Inconsistent follow-through
The student starts with good intentions but has trouble finishing.
Dependence on reminders
A parent has become the student’s external memory.
These aren’t “motivation problems.” They may be signs that a student needs support with executive functioning skills.
Coaching is different from tutoring
Tutoring focuses on the academic material.
A tutor might help a student work through a difficult reading assignment or prepare for a test.
Executive functioning coaching focuses on the process behind the work.
Students learn how to plan, prioritize, get started, manage their time and follow through.
A student may understand exactly what they need to do and still need support figuring out how to manage it.
That’s where coaching can help!
ing can help.
Tutoring:
“How do I solve this?”
Executive functioning coaching:
“How do I figure out what I need to do, get started, manage my time and actually get it finished?”
Meet Amanda
I’m Amanda Sinnott, M.Ed.
I've been working in education since 2012, and my experience with students has shown me that academic struggles aren’t always about academic ability.
Sometimes students understand the material but struggle with everything that comes with managing school independently.
That’s what led me to focus my work on executive functioning.
I help students understand their individual challenges, develop practical strategies and build the confidence to take more ownership of their responsibilities.
