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Our Approach

We meet students where they're at and help them build their skills through active & differentiated learning methods that incorporate the utilization of executive function skills

Meet Dr. Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., an internationally recognized authority on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder & executive functions in children and adults. In his video below, Dr. Barkley explains how students with ADHD have difficulty with performance, output and follow-through. ​​

​​Brightside Learning helps implement Dr. Barkley's exact recommendations by making time physicalmaking motivation externalexternalizing problem-solvingcreating systems of accountability, and enabling students & parents to get on the same page

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I am a Student Success Specialist, Specialized Teacher, ADHD & Executive Function Coach, and the Founder of Brightside Learning. Over the past 15+ years, I have put my heart and soul into helping students and families affected by ADHD, executive functioning difficulties, learning disabilities, and anxiety, build academic and executive function skills, develop self-confidence, manage anxiety, and become active and engaged in their own learning and lives through personalized coaching programs. 

There is absolutely nothing like the feeling of knowing you have helped impact and positively influence the life of a student, it's one of the most rewarding and heartfelt feelings ever -- your heart just feels like it wants to burst. The success I have personally witnessed has been life-changing, not just for the students but for me as well! Seeing this success firsthand prompted me to create The Brightside Method for Coaching -- so that all students would be able to access the tools and strategies they need to achieve success!

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At Brightside Learning, students partner with a coach to develop and implement the skills and strategies needed for success. As a team, we support students, help them do what they're being asked to do and eventually reduce support slowly over time. 

We are their safety nets and they can count on us. We're in this together. 

And together eventually leads to independence

Our Approach is Evidence-Based with Foundational Roots in:

Peg Dawson & Richard Guare's Smart but Scattered Approach

Best Practices for Academic Strategy & Active Learning

Russell Barkley's Theory of ADHD + Treatment approach

The Gottman Institute's Emotion Coaching

Sarah Ward & Kristen Jacobsen's 360 Thinking Program

Executive Function Based Strategies for Reading Comprehension & Written Expression

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