Children, adolescents and teens thrive on structure.  

Some students are very self sufficient or self motivated, others may need more help in building habits that will lead to academic and executive functioning success.  All children may benefit from teaching and reinforcing good study routines and habits at home.    

While different strategies work for different families, here are a few basics to try:

1. Work with your children to come up with a daily routine.  This routine should be visually posted and easily seen.  It may take a few revisions to get it right.  

1. • • Build in breaks and use timers, if helpful, to stay on track. 

     • Review progress with your student mid point during the day (if possible) and at the end of each day.  

     • Use a planner to track responsibilities/assignments.

2. Each student should have a consistent and quiet workspace.  

   • • If student struggles with technnology distractions, considering location in area where screens are visable by parents.

3. Check PowerSchool (assignments recorded) and Google Classroom (upcoming assignments) on a scheduled basis.

   • • For some students, this may be once a week 

     • Break larger assignments into smaller pieces

     • Be realistic about how much time larger assignments and preparing for assessments is needed