Maryland In Home Tutoring - Total Tutoring Services
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Why Choose Us?
    • Success Stories
    • Tutoring Jobs
  • Our Services
    • Elementary Tutoring
    • Math Tutoring
    • Reading Tutoring
    • English Tutoring
    • Science Tutoring
    • Foreign Language Tutoring
    • History Tutoring
    • Preschool Tutoring
    • Homeschool Support
  • Executive Function Coaching
  • Summer Tutoring
  • Test Prep
    • SAT Tutoring
    • ACT Tutoring
    • HSPT Tutoring
    • ISEE Tutoring
    • SSAT Tutoring
  • Contact Us
  • Blog

Our Blog

Time to Get Organized!

3/20/2017

1 Comment

 
Picture
Organizational skills do not come naturally; they are a learned ability that can help your students in their academic and personal lives. With large class sizes and demanding curricula, most teachers barely have enough time to teach coursework, let alone study skills.
If your child is forgetting to do homework or assignments or failing to turn things in, their grades could seriously be impacted. Not being able to prioritize tasks and organize activities means they don’t leave enough time to study or do their assignments. When this happens, bad grades and a feeling of being overwhelmed can cause damage to confidence and self-esteem.

Roadmap to success
One of the biggest problems for students is simply forgetting upcoming tests, assignments and homework.  Providing your child with a planner or agenda book can be the first step to helping them stay on top of their work.  Encourage your student to write down assignments the MOMENT they hear they teacher assign them.  When there is no homework, write “None” so that every class has something under it’s name and you can be sure that you have kept track of everything.  Help your student to set weekly goals and discuss together ways in which they can achieve their goals each week.
 
Prioritizing tasks
One of the biggest obstacles to being organized is an inability to prioritize. If your child is falling behind, evaluate their after-school activities to see if they aren’t overloaded. If social or extra-mural activities are taking up study time, it may be time to reconsider.
Another important aspect is to say no to social interactions during study time. This means no texting or calling during times marked off for studying. Students don’t always have to say ‘no’ to social invitations, but they must learn to say ‘not now’.

The right environment
Creating an organized, quiet, well-lit and comfortable study area is imperative. If you want your student to be focused and to make the most of their study time, then provide them with a space that is free from distractions, noisy siblings and TV. If your home cannot accommodate this space, consider the library, a neighbor’s house or even a quiet coffee shop.
 
Get a tutor
At Total Tutoring Services we realize that sometimes a student needs more than just tutoring in one particular subject.  Every day we hear from students and parents about late/lost assignments, inefficient study habits, and “I thought I was ready for the test.” Working with students on improving their academic skills is at the core of what we do. Simply providing content-based tutoring for a subject may not directly address the real problems holding a student back. Our goal for every student is to teach him the skills necessary for success on his own. 
Key areas of academic skills coaching include:
  • Organization
  • Planning
  • Time Management
  • Note Taking
  • Improving Test Taking Skills
  • Managing Long-term Assignments
  • Increasing Motivation
  • Building Self-Confidence
Since each student is unique, our approach is tailored to fit the needs of each individual.  We all have different learning styles, different strengths/weaknesses, different levels of confidence, different backgrounds, different habits, etc.  While some students meet with an academic coach one/week, others may do better with meeting multiple times per week.  
​
Our academic coaches teach kids and teens to plan, prioritize and organize efficiently and effectively. They prepare students for success not only academically, but for life!
1 Comment

    Archives

    June 2025
    May 2025
    April 2025
    March 2025
    February 2025
    January 2025
    August 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    May 2022
    April 2020
    March 2020
    January 2019
    August 2018
    March 2018
    November 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    March 2017
    August 2016

    Categories

    All
    Early Childhood
    End Of The School Year
    Organization
    Resources
    Summer
    Test Prep

    RSS Feed

Total Tutoring Services
443-604-9358
[email protected]​
Request More Information


​Serving the Greater Baltimore Area, including Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County, Howard County, Montgomery County, Towson, Owings Mills, Reisterstown, White Marsh, Pikesville, Cockeysville, Annapolis, Odenton, Crofton, Gambrills, Severna Park, Davidsonville, Columbia, Clarksville, Laurel, Ellicott City, Silver Spring, Bethesda, Rockville and Potomac.
ACT Tutors
Algebra Tutors
Biology Tutors
Calculus Tutors
Chemistry Tutors
​French Tutors
Geometry Tutors
German Tutors
HSPT Tutors
ISEE Tutors
Kindergarten Tutors
Math Tutors
Physics Tutors
Reading Tutors
SAT Tutors
​Science Tutors
Spanish Tutors
​Statistics Tutors

Test Prep Tutors
​Writing Tutors
Total Tutoring Services ©2024
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Why Choose Us?
    • Success Stories
    • Tutoring Jobs
  • Our Services
    • Elementary Tutoring
    • Math Tutoring
    • Reading Tutoring
    • English Tutoring
    • Science Tutoring
    • Foreign Language Tutoring
    • History Tutoring
    • Preschool Tutoring
    • Homeschool Support
  • Executive Function Coaching
  • Summer Tutoring
  • Test Prep
    • SAT Tutoring
    • ACT Tutoring
    • HSPT Tutoring
    • ISEE Tutoring
    • SSAT Tutoring
  • Contact Us
  • Blog