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My Methodological Anchor: The Six Success Factors
My Methodological Anchor: The Six Success Factors
My practice is deeply informed by the Frostig Center’s landmark 20-year longitudinal study tracking the attributes that predict long-term independence and life satisfaction for neurodivergent individuals.
True progress in grade-level Math and Chemistry is the vehicle we use to actively reinforce these six core attributes:
Self-Awareness: Helping students understand their unique learning profile, recognizing both their cognitive strengths and processing differences.
Proactivity: Moving a student from passive avoidance to active engagement with their schoolwork.
Perseverance: Transforming the intense anxiety of hitting an academic "wall" into a calm, steady effort to try another angle.
Goal Setting: Collaborating on realistic, micro-step academic targets rather than chasing an arbitrary letter grade.
Effective Use of Support Systems: Teaching students how and when to independently advocate for themselves with their school teachers.
Emotional Stability: Providing a calm, non-reactive ("Zen") environment to manage the normal ups and downs of the academic cycle.
The Research Shelf: Core Frameworks Used in My Practice
The Research Shelf: Core Frameworks Used in My Practice
The following texts form the evidence-based foundation of my instructional design, neurodiversity-affirming practices, and executive strategy reinforcement.
The following texts form the evidence-based foundation of my instructional design, neurodiversity-affirming practices, and executive strategy reinforcement.
1. Mathematical Mindsets & Visual STEM Instruction
These frameworks guide how I dismantle math anxiety and build deep conceptual mastery in Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry, and Chemistry.
Mathematical Mindsets: Unleashing Students' Potential through Creative Mathematics – Dr. Jo Boaler
Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics – Peter Liljedahl
What's Math Got to Do with It? – Dr. Jo Boaler
2. Executive Function & Practical Study Strategies
Resources used to inform how we weave sustainable habits and task-initiation routines directly into a student's weekly coursework.
Executive Functioning Strategies for Teens: Focus & Thrive – Laurie Chaikind McNulty, LCSW-C
Teaching Learning Strategies and Study Skills to Students with Learning Disabilities – Stephen S. Strichart & Charles T. Mangrum III
3. Mindset, Resilience & Adolescent Development
Literature that anchors my relationship-first approach, prioritizing emotional regulation, self-efficacy, and a balanced mind.
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success – Dr. Carol Dweck
Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls – Dr. Lisa Damour
The Explosive Child – Dr. Ross W. Greene
The Grown-Up's Guide to Teenage Humans – Josh Shipp
Trusted Educational Organizations
Trusted Educational Organizations
For families seeking deep, reliable, and research-backed information on learning differences, neurodiversity, and student advocacy:
For families seeking deep, reliable, and research-backed information on learning differences, neurodiversity, and student advocacy:
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) – The global leader in special education advocacy and high-leverage practices.
Understood.org – An exceptional, practical resource for parents navigating ADHD, dyslexia, and learning profiles.
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