Academic & Executive-Function Coaching

Sometimes knowing the academic material isn't the biggest challenge. Students may understand what they need to do but struggle with planning, organization, time management, starting assignments, or keeping track of responsibilities.

Academic coaching can provide individualized support with:

• Organization and planning

• Time management

• Assignment tracking

• Breaking large assignments into manageable steps

• Study strategies

• Establishing productive routines

• Preparing for tests and long-term projects

• Executive-function skills

• Self-advocacy

• Building greater academic independence

The goal is not simply to keep a student organized for today, but to help them develop strategies they can increasingly use on their own.

Individual Tutoring

One-on-one tutoring tailored to each student's learning needs, current skill level, and academic goals.

Support is available in areas including:

• Reading and reading comprehension

• English language arts and writing

• Middle-school mathematics

• Algebra I and Geometry

• Social studies, including History, Geography, Government, and Economics

• Selected science courses

• English as a Second Language

• Health

• Homework and assignment support

• Study and test-taking skills

• Driver's permit test preparation

Sessions focus on understanding—not simply completing assignments. Instruction is adjusted to the student's strengths, learning needs, and pace, with an emphasis on developing skills that can be used more independently over time.

SAT & ACT Test Preparation

Preparing for the SAT or ACT doesn't have to mean using the same study plan for every student. Test preparation at The Learning Heart is individualized around each student's strengths, areas for growth, goals, and learning style.

Sessions may include:

• Targeted review of tested academic skills

• SAT and ACT test-taking strategies

• Guided practice with test-style questions

• Pacing and time-management strategies

• Practice-test review and analysis

• Identifying strengths and areas that need additional attention

• Strategies for approaching challenging or unfamiliar questions

• Building confidence and familiarity with the testing process

• Developing an individualized study plan

College Essay Coaching

A strong college essay should sound like the student—not like a template. The Learning Heart provides individualized guidance throughout the writing process while helping students develop an essay that reflects their experiences, ideas, and authentic voice.

Coaching may include:

• Brainstorming possible topics

• Identifying meaningful experiences and themes

• Organizing ideas and developing a clear structure

• Creating a strong opening

• Drafting and revising

• Improving clarity, flow, and word choice

• Grammar, mechanics, and final editing

• Responding to supplemental essay prompts

• Staying organized and on schedule during the application process

Students remain the authors of their own work. My role is to ask questions, provide feedback, and help students communicate their ideas more clearly and confidently.

The goal is a polished essay that is authentic, thoughtful, and genuinely reflects the student behind the application.