Learning Strategies Unlimited Offers:



COGNITIVE INTERVENTIONS

ACADEMIC COACHING and EDUCATIONAL THERAPY
* Build confidence and academic self-esteem
* Organize, plan, prioritize, and think flexibly

* Study and take tests efficiently and effectively
* Reduce test anxiety with stress-busting strategies

* Improve reading fluency, rate, and comprehension
* Listen actively and take notes from lectures
* Read actively and take notes from texts
* Use apps and technology that support each student's learning style

* Learn strategies for researching, organizing, and outlining
* Strengthen essay writing from getting started to revising

EXECUTIVE FUNCTION COACHING
* Strengthen executive functions for improved planning and sense of time
* Build routines using planners, calendars, and time-related technology   
* Use proactive strategies for starting and completing tasks
* Learn strategies for self-advocacy at school or in the workplace
* Shift from concrete thinking to make abstract connections
* Understand your thinking style and how to get the most from it
* Improve motivation and ability to reach personal goals 

COLLEGE COACHING

COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAY WRITING
* Select a topic that sets you apart from thousands of other applicants
* Learn how to craft an authentic and unique personal statement
* Compose a memorable essay that reflects your distinctive qualities  

ORGANIZATIONAL and ACADEMIC COACHING for COLLEGE STUDENTS
* Plan, prioritize, and manage your time efficiently  
* Research, organize, and write quality papers
* Improve reading comprehension of textbooks and scholarly journals
* Enhance note-taking skills for lectures and textbooks
* Learn effective study and test-taking strategies
* Reduce test anxiety to boost results
* Recognize when support is needed and how to be proactive
* "Learn how to learn for life" through self-motivation

READING and WRITING

HIGH SCHOOL WRITING: Taking BOPP to the next level
©BOPP Writing System (Brainstorming/Outlining/Paragraphing/Proofreading)
* Match your thinking style with strategic pre-writing approaches
* Develop sophisticated introductory, body, and concluding paragraphs

* Learn how to analyze and support evidence with relevant details
* Customize a proofreading system for making effective revisions
* Improve overall written responses to diverse writing requirements

READ to SUCCEED
* Improve reading fluency and rate
* Strengthen comprehension using multi-modal approaches
* Learn active reading and note taking strategies
* Enhance vocabulary for oral and written expression
* Remember content with a personalized recall system


STUDYING and TESTS

STUDENT-CENTERED STUDY STRATEGIES THAT WORK
* Access, retain, and retrieve information more easily through direct strategy instruction
* Study more efficiently and effectively by differentiating when to memorize and when to strategize
* Incorporate essential planning and time management tools for successful test preparation

DE-STRESS for the TEST
* Think more clearly under timed test conditions
* Learn simple yet beneficial ways to de-stress prior to and during a test
* Work with strategies that match preferred thinking styles
* Understand the stress loop and how to break the cycle

PARENTS as HELPERS

 
PROBLEM-SOLVING for PARENTS
* Learn ways to bridge the gap between school, home, and coaching  
* Develop home routines tailored to your student’s specific learning and organizational needs
* Cultivate more positive communication with your student about school, grades, and homework
* Build greater understanding of your student’s preferred learning style with effective strategies to match
* Discover tactful approaches to help your college student gain independence as a learner

INDIVIDUALIZED PARENT CONSULTATIONS
* Based on your student’s school experiences, develop an action plan to maintain a solid academic foundation
* Set goals that include next steps for meeting short- and long-term objectives

To schedule an appointment with
Learning Strategies Unlimited,
call or email:

SUSAN TABER at 978.501.5437

or
Susan@LearningStrategiesUnlimited.com