Go for Growth Online Tutoring

01/16/2024

Who on here is in college & studying to be an elementary teacher? Can y'all tag your people?! It's for part of my PhD research! Thanks!!

11/11/2023

Do you know a child struggling with reading?? This 20-min live interview is for you. Tuesday 11/14 @ 7:30 EST

❓What brain training is best for reading support?
❓What is Fast ForWord?
❓How can it help my child?
❓How does it even work?!

Join us for a 20-minute live interview with David Nash, Elementary School Counselor and Learning Specialist
📆 Tuesday Nov 14
⏰ 7:30pm EST

This interview will be streamed to Facebook — following Go for Growth Online Tutoring @ Facebook.com/goforgrowthlearning

It will also be recorded for later viewing :)

10/26/2023

How do we KNOW our brains can change and become more efficient in learning new things?

HERE is how we know. Click to read the answer in this new blog post!!

How do we KNOW we can change our brain’s efficiency? Click here to find out how!

10/19/2023

Building Confidence in Tweens & Tweens

“Well, if I don’t try, then I cannot be embarrassed.”

Those words, spoken by a struggling learner, highlight a common sentiment among tweens and teens who grapple with academic challenges — fear of failure and embarrassment. Read about the powerful and transformative approach we can take.

New blog post! Check it out and follow me on instagram .adhd.coach

“Well, if I don’t try, then I cannot be embarrassed.” Those words, spoken by a struggling learner, highlighted a common sentiment among tweens and teens who grapple with academic challenges — fear of failure and embarrassment. Read about the powerful and transformative approach we can take.

10/14/2023

✨ if you’re new here, hi! Happy to have you. Go ahead & follow along .adhd.coach
for info on HIGHLY trainable brain skills such as attention, memory, emotion regulation

Chemical-free, evidence-based & long-lasting.
Solutions for ADHD and other learning struggles
It’s the Go for Growth difference.

10/04/2023

Why is it important to let our children feel bored?

What can it teach about problem solving, emotional regulation, and other executive functions?

What are the TOP 3 tips for approaching boredom?

New Blog Post Alert!!!

Why is it important to let our children feel bored? What can it teach about problem solving, emotional regulation, and other executive functions? What are the TOP 3 tips for approaching boredom?

09/25/2023

This 2nd grader's reading level grew 2 years and 2 months in 33 log-ins!!!

This takes time.
This takes consistency.
But it works & this family is jumping up and down with joy right now!!!

09/25/2023

Super discount -- I was given the chance to get 3 "extra" licenses that expire at the end of 2023.

If you have thought about reaching out to me even for one second -- THIS is your sign to give it a try while it's on super sale.

This offer is for reading-specific help. Other pathways offer greater support for attention & working memory.

The three months will be October, Nov & December of this year.

Message me!!

09/21/2023

We used to think our brain’s functioning was fixed.

It was something like, you were born that way and you needed to compensate for it one way or another.

I was an incessant note-taker in hopes of being able to remember ANYTHING

BUT now I know I can strengthen my memory.

You can strengthen your ability to pay attention.
You can strengthen your ability to hear and store information effectively.
You can strengthen your ability to read people.

So not only can we change our brain…

But this means we can rewire those neural pathways that are no longer serving us.

Because guess what??

Sometimes our brain takes short cuts that are not helping. Maybe that is:
- reacting too quickly
- reading words inaccurately so the comprehension isn’t adding up
- doing something before thinking (“what were you thinking, child?!”)

What good news that we can improve our brain functioning to become more accurate AND more efficient!! 🎉🎉

🤩 Drop a YES in the comments if you wish someone found this for you when you were a child or a teen!

✨ and follow along for more on highly trainable brain functions.

09/11/2023

What would you pick?

Each family picks an area of focus throughout our brain training. So their child is not only getting the wrap-around support all the core cognitive skills needed for efficient learning,

But we LEAN IN to an area of focus in each coaching session.

Here are the current areas of focus families have picked with one of our tutors (heavy hitters with many repeats right now are the top three: selective attention for ADHD, reading comprehension & time management!)

Message me which area of focus you would pick for your child.

08/24/2023

The best for last—

“I did really great on that” *receives a failing grade*

We have saved the BEST FOR LAST in this Self-Control Superhero Series:

Metacognition — assessing where you are and where you will improve next. ✅ ➡️

🧠 Growing in metacognition means growing in self-awareness.

Self-awareness is a foundational skill for added self-control.

Message us “metacognition” to get your freebie resources.

And watch out for the #1 predictor of success… 3-days of information coming out soon!!!

08/23/2023

“I don’t even know where to start!!!!”

“I’m giving up”

Self-Control Superhero: A series on executive functions.

Planning, Prioritization & Persistence

Message us “Plan, Prioritize, Persist” for the free strategies tailored to your child based on a 2- min parent rating scale.