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Academic Coaching and Tutoring, Executive Functioning Skills, Getting Organized, Literary Terms, MLA, Organizing, Reading Skills, Sentence Patterns, Study Skills, Summer Reading, Summer Studies, Writing, Writing

Prepare Your Teen for High School Success

Parents, are you excited but nervous about high school, wondering if yourbe able to keep up with the studies and assignments?

Mrs. Gapper’s Tool Box, PSAT/SAT Prep

Keep All Options OPEN

High School Students! Yes, this includes freshmen and sophomores! As soon as possible. Meaning the summer before your freshman year is not too soon….

Study Skills, Uncategorized

Mix It Up! Practice Interleaving and Spaced Studies

It’s natural to believe that if we focus on the material in a sequential manner until we’ve mastered it, that our brain will be…

Academic Coaching and Tutoring, Good Reads, Study Skills, Summer Reading, U. S. History

What I’m Reading & Listening to During Covid-19

Drs. Robert and Elizabeth Bjork Learning and Forgetting Lab UCLA on learning and performance, desirable difficulties, memory, retrieval and storage strength, interleaving versus blocked…

ADHD, Anxiety, College Tips & Life Skills, Executive Functioning Skills, Getting Organized, Organizing, Time Management, Uncategorized

Finding Your Routine Yet?

Our new normal isn’t quite normal. Right? Most familiar routines won’t work. One tricky part for everyone is figuring out how we need and…

College Tips & Life Skills, Mrs. Gapper’s Tool Box

College Freshmen, Here’s Some Good Advice

I believe in small steps forward. Adopting a problem solving approach to new or challenging situations puts me in the driver’s seat. Most college…

Getting Organized, Mrs. Gapper’s Tool Box, Organizing, Study Skills, Time Management

Semester Exam Preparations + Study Reminders

You can do this! Enjoy the process! GET READY FOR EACH EXAM – Do this about 3 weeks ahead. Divide the course material by…

ADHD, Mrs. Gapper’s Tool Box, Organizing, Study Skills, Time Management

Midterm Exam Study Reminders

Now is the time to make your exam study plans and gather the notes. It’s not too early. Really. Plan to study during the…

Study Skills

No Need to Race or Cram – Your Best Study Practice Comes in Small Chunks

Are you exhausted, tired of your school work? Educator, writer, and engineer, Barbara Oakley, Ph.D., says that “your brain is like a muscle—it can handle…