Executive function tutoring
$85 per 60-minute session
- Session length
- 60 minutes
- Typical frequency
- Once or twice weekly
- Ways to pay
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- Step Up direct pay through EMA
- Private pay, same rate
Academic tutoring with executive function strategies
I teach the schoolwork and the skills around it: understanding directions, getting started, staying organized, and finishing. Families with a Unique Abilities Scholarship (FES-UA) or a Personalized Education Program (PEP) account can often pay through Step Up.
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Who it helps
- Knows the material but struggles to show it on assignments
- Sits down to work and can't figure out where to start
- Loses papers, forgets due dates, or leaves homework at home
- Starts strong but rarely finishes
- Needs directions repeated, or misses steps in the middle
- Gets frustrated fast, and homework time turns into a battle
How it works
From our first call to your first progress review, here is what to expect.
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Free 15-minute fit call
We talk about what schoolwork and homework look like right now, and whether I am the right fit.
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Baseline and observation
In the first one or two sessions, I watch how your child plans, starts, and checks work, and use short educational skill checks. This is not a clinical evaluation.
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Two or three goals and a routine
We agree on a few clear goals and build a practical routine your child can use at home and at school.
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Weekly sessions with real schoolwork
Sixty minutes, once or twice a week, in person or online. Your child practices each strategy on actual assignments.
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Four-week progress review
Every four weeks I share what has improved and what to adjust. You also get a short progress note each month.
What a session looks like
One 60-minute session- Check in and set a goal 5 min
- Review 10 min
- Explicit instruction 25 min
- Supported practice and strategy use 15 min
- Reflect and share next steps 5 min
The 25 minutes of explicit teaching are the heart of it.
Strategies your child can use without me
Executive function skills are the planning, organizing, and self-checking skills that help a child get work done. I teach them inside real assignments, so the strategies stick.
- Visual routines
- Checklists, planners, and picture steps make the plan visible, so your child is not holding it all in memory.
- Manageable steps
- Big assignments get broken into small, clear pieces, with a first step that feels doable.
- Memory strategies
- Your child learns ways to hold onto directions, like saying them back, jotting key words, or using a quick checklist.
- Guided practice
- I model a strategy, we try it together, and then your child uses it with less help each week.
Challenges this tutoring addresses
Most kids who struggle with schoolwork are not lazy or unmotivated. They usually get stuck at one of four points: understanding the work, getting started, staying organized, or finishing.
- Understanding the work. Reading directions closely, figuring out what the teacher is asking, and remembering every step.
- Getting started. Turning “I don’t know where to start” into one small first step.
- Staying organized. Keeping papers, materials, and due dates in one reliable place.
- Finishing. Pacing the work, checking it, and turning it in, even when frustration builds.
We pick the one or two that cause the most trouble and start there. For ideas you can try at home this week, read task initiation: seven strategies for kids who cannot get started.
Strategies we practice
Every session uses your child’s real schoolwork, so strategies get practiced where they matter. I teach a strategy directly, model it, and then coach your child to use it with less help each week.
Depending on your child’s goals, we may practice:
- Planning. A simple weekly view that shows what is due and when.
- Breaking tasks down. Turning a project into small steps with a clear first move.
- Remembering directions. Saying directions back, writing key words, and using short checklists.
- Organizing materials. One home for papers, a clean binder or folder system, and a backpack check.
- Checking work. A quick routine before anything gets turned in.
- Managing frustration. A short reset plan for when work feels too big: pause, breathe, and shrink the next step.
What you get: goals, a routine, and progress notes
You get two or three clear goals, a practical routine, and a short progress note each month. Every four weeks, we review what is working and what to change.
Goals are specific, so you can tell when they are met. A goal might be “writes down every assignment for two weeks straight” or “starts independent work within a few minutes.”
The routine is built for your home, not copied from a generic chart. I walk you through it, so it carries over between sessions.
ADHD-friendly, and educational only
Sessions are built to be ADHD-friendly, whether or not your child has a diagnosis. Expect short segments, clear visuals, movement breaks when needed, and plenty of encouragement.
This is academic tutoring with learning and organization strategies. It is not psychotherapy, ADHD treatment, ABA, or diagnostic testing of any kind.
If your child’s needs go beyond teaching, I will tell you honestly and refer you to professionals who can help. With your permission, I am glad to coordinate with your child’s doctor, counselor, or school team.
Paying with a Unique Abilities Scholarship or PEP
Families with a Unique Abilities Scholarship or a Personalized Education Program (PEP) account can often pay me directly through the Education Market Assistant (EMA). The rate is the same whether you pay through Step Up or privately.
The Unique Abilities Scholarship is for Florida residents ages 3 to 22 (or through grade 12) with one of 23 qualifying diagnoses. Step Up’s list includes Other Health Impairment, which covers ADHD, and Step Up decides who qualifies.
To learn more before you apply, read the Unique Abilities Scholarship guide.
In person or online
Sessions are one-on-one and 60 minutes, once or twice a week. I teach in person within about 30 minutes of Lake Worth Beach and online anywhere in Florida.
Online sessions work well for many upper elementary students, because we can open their real planner and assignments together on screen. Online sessions start in 1st grade.
Format, frequency, and price
One-on-one, in person or online. Most families start with the typical schedule and adjust after the first progress review. The rate is the same whether you pay through Step Up or privately.
All rates and policiesQuestions parents ask
What is executive function?
Executive function is a set of thinking skills that help us plan, start tasks, stay organized, remember directions, and check our work. These skills develop over many years, and some children need more direct teaching than others.
Do you work with kids who have ADHD?
Yes. This tutoring is built for children with ADHD and for children who simply find planning and focus hard. I teach academic skills and practical strategies, which is educational support, not treatment or therapy. With your permission, I am glad to coordinate with your child's doctor or school team.
What will I get from tutoring?
You get two or three clear goals, a practical routine your child can use at home and school, and a short progress note each month. Every four weeks we review what has improved and what to adjust.
How is this different from homework help?
Homework help gets tonight's assignment done. I use real assignments too, but the goal is for your child to learn how to plan, start, and finish work without me. Each session builds a skill your child carries into the next week.
Seven strategies for kids who cannot get started Can Step Up pay for executive function tutoring?
Families with a Unique Abilities Scholarship or a PEP account can often pay me directly through EMA. The Unique Abilities Scholarship is for Florida residents ages 3 to 22 (or through grade 12) with one of 23 qualifying diagnoses, and Step Up's list includes Other Health Impairment, which covers ADHD. Step Up decides who qualifies.
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- No cost, no obligation
- We'll talk about your child's needs and goals
- You'll get a recommendation the same day
Tell me a few good times, and I'll reply within one school day to set up your call.