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Introduction: Knowing when to help with homework and building executive functioning -- Time management : planning ahead to avoid last-minute cramming and tears -- Study skills : making the most of study time -- Organization : finding a method to the madness -- Math : preventing avoidable errors, managing the "I-don't-get-its," conquering word problem woes, and more -- Reading : transforming reluctant readers, strategies for reading comprehension, and more -- Writing I : helping students get started : preparing and outlining -- Writing II : the final product : composition and revising -- Middle and high school test prep : the ISEE, SSAT, SAT, and ACT