Student Support for Success

My goal when coaching students is to help them gain confidence, find balance in their lives, and develop skills to fulfill their potential.

Our Holistic Approach to Coaching and Tutoring

At the Learning Navigator, we use a holistic approach when working with students by providing individualized support and strategies aimed at empowering students to overcome challenges, develop essential skills, and reach their full potential in their educational journey. This includes development and understanding of executive functioning skills, learning strategies and study skills, individualized help with specific academic courses, skill building and remediation to fill in gaps and weaknesses that may hinder academic progress, motivational and mindset support, assessment and evaluation analysis, and collaboration and advocacy with parents, teachers, psychologists, and other professionals involved in the student's education.

Services

Educational Coaching

We help you become a successful student. Helping you where you are, with what you need. We combine academic/executive function coaching, educational therapy, test prep, tutoring, and learning difference support to provide a complete system of support.

Wiring Students for Success Course

Teens, young adults, and parents -

Our course will give you the foundation, toolbox, and skills to change your life! This will be your guide to becoming an expert of your own learning and brain. The course provides specialized and effective strategies to fit your needs!

Educator, Coaching, Tutoring
and Courses

These courses are designed for educators, coaches, and tutors. Are you are an educator who wants to effectively work with students struggling with executive function, study skills/strategies, or academics? Are you looking for the freedom to start your own business and become an educational coach or tutor? These courses are jam packed with content and the support you need to be successful.

Speaking and Workshops

Interested in having Kristen speak at your event, school, or organization. Kristen presents on many topics including Executive Functioning Skills, ADHD, ADHD and Girls, High School Success, ADHD in College, and Skills and Strategies to be Efficient and Effective in School and Life.

Barbara M !!

Our son started working with Kristen when my son started high school. As the years went by and the pressure increased, she was right there with him. Steadfast in her belief that our son could do great thngs, she pushed him, pulled him, and never gave up on him...She has a wealth of experience, is completely professional, compassionate, and she knew just how to get our son over the finish line successfully. He seriously would not have made it without her guidance. Thank you, Kristen!

Lily C!!

I have found Kristen's help to be invaluable. She as been by my side as I learn to navigate college. She helped me with my organization, planning, study habits, and all the things I need to do on my own in college. She is everything I needed in a coach and more!

Jim G!!

Our daughter has gained confidence and skill after working with Kristen. She has improved her executive function and academic skills. Now my daughter believes she can be successful. It is wonderful to be able to be a dad again and leave the academic coaching to Kristen... She seamlessly moves from coach to math teacher to editor to motivator! She also helped us understand her accommodations, explained her report in terms we could understand, and helped us work with the school. She has been a great advocate and support to our entire family through our daughter's middle and high school years.

FAQS

What services do we provide with our Educational Coaching?

• Executive Function and Academic Coaching

• Tutoring - reading, writing, math, specific courses

• Mindset and motivational coaching

• Standardized test preparation

• High school and college application assistance

• Educational consulting

• Learning Disability, Twice Exceptional support, Analysis of psycho-educational testing

• Remediation

• Home-schooling support/Home-bound teaching

• Advocacy and support, acting as a bridge between teachers, therapists, psychologists, schools, doctors, and other professionals

• Support for college students to help them manage all aspects of their new independence.

• A complete course to help students/parents understand how their brain works and how to use it to be effective, efficient, and happy.

How are we different from a tutor or a regular academic coach?

• The Learning Navigator provides targeted support for students with underlying learning difficulties. Unlike tutoring, which focuses only on subject-specific support and academic coaching which focuses only on executive functioning skills, we take an individualized approach, considering the unique needs of each student which may include tutoring and academic coaching, but not limited to one or the other.  In addition, our approach integrates knowledge from psychology, education, and neuroscience. Emotional and motivational support are integral components, fostering resilience and self-confidence. Our program includes collaboration with other professionals and advocating for students, creating a comprehensive and holistic approach to support their academic and emotional well-being. Our course helps students and parents learn about their brains and how to make them work for them not against them.

Who would benefit from our services?

Students who have ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, anxiety, processing disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and/or other learning disorders.

Student-athletes who would benefit from extra academic support during athletic seasons.

Students who struggle with organization, starting or completing homework, studying, keeping their rooms organized, etc.

Students who are resistant to change.

Students who are stressed and anxious.

Students who may be perceived as “lazy.”

Students who struggle with study skills and/or test taking.

Students who are intelligent but are not performing to their fullest potential.

Students who are preparing for high school or college applications and testing.

We primarily work with students who are middle school, high school, college, and adult.

What are Executive Function skills?

Executive function skills are skills people use every day to efficiently complete tasks in a timely, organized manner.  These skills  include:

Emotional control

Impulse control

Problem solving

Working memory

Flexible thinking

Metacognition or the ability to reflect on  and monitor  behavior

Time Management

Organization (both thoughts and materials)

Task Initiation and follow through (getting started on and completing assignments)

Planning and prioritizing

What is included in your services and how do I get started?

Click on "Read More" button in the Educational Coach box above for information on what is included and how to get started.  The Learning Navigator program is much more than hourly tutoring. 

I want to become an Educational Coach. How can you help me get started?

Our program is designed to give you everything students receive and extra modules to learn in more detail about the why behind the strategies. For those who want to make this a business, there are also modules to help you build a thriving coaching or tutoring business.

I am a teacher in a school. Will this be helpful for me ?

Absolutely! Our course will help you learn how to teach your students to become more effective learners and also show you why our brains work the way they do. You will not only come away with a whole toolbox of strategies to help students, but you will become part of a community through our coaching calls and groups to get support and enjoy your journey!

Meet Kristen

My goal is to help students become capable, confident, conscious learners without sacrificing a life outside of school. My approach is all about helping you to become empowered to ROCK school and help you find life balance. School challenges can be stressful for the entire family, so I provide support for both students and their families.

I have over 30 years of teaching experience, and have taught all grade levels from preschool through adult. I have specialized training and extensive experience working with students with learning disabilities including ADHD, autism, math disabilities, and dyslexia.

I enjoy reading, traveling, and spending time with my family and my pug, Henry. My happy place is walking barefoot on the beach!

I Iook forward to working with you!

Kristen Hayton M.Ed.

Educational Coach, Learning Specialist, Academic Coach, Educational Therapist and Consultant