You can increase the success of a student by taking particular steps at home and in the community. They don't take a lot of time . . . they just take some deliberate action!
Use the links below to access the 8 Elements of Home-Based Student Support.
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Structure — Develop expectations, resources, and guidelines for students to create a sense of consistency and support.
Relationships — Take time to build a relationship with your student and others in the neighborhood; help your student.
Conversations— Build students' social skills and ability to express themselves through conversations.
Choice— Build students' executive function skills and empowerment by offering choices in various aspects of their lives.
Voice— Beyond choice, which depends on someone offering up those choices, giving students voice means allowing them to co-create their daily lives.
Projects — Engage students in projects to build time-management skills, task persistence, and pride.
Celebration Zone — Build students' self-confidence by celebrating their successes — small and large.
Reflection — Create opportunities for students to stop and think about their actions and choices to build stronger executive function toward academic and life success.