Coaching for Academic Success

Coaching for Academic Success’ (CFAS) mission is to help students build executive functioning skills, which are foundational learning skills that ultimately lead to academic and personal success. Through executive function training and advising, we empower students and individuals of all ages, abilities, and academic levels to become more effective and independent learners. Through his clinical practice, Dr. Matthew Housson has observed that while many schools are teaching students curriculum, executive function skills are not being taught and developed. Dr. Housson has worked with many talented and bright students who, despite their intellectual abilities, struggle to plan ahead for assignments, organize their school materials, and utilize effective systems in order to learn and perform well in school. For the past 10 years, we have trained our coaches to teach students critical executive function skills. Coaching is performed at the student’s home so that the environment can be set up for optimal learning. Parents have observed success as their students implement our executive function strategies.