BEYOND THE NORMS
Free three-part parent series: Metacognition & Self-Monitoring
FREE PARENT LEARNING SERIES
Your child may know the strategy. Can they recognize when and how to use it?
Metacognition and self-monitoring help explain the gap between understanding a strategy and independently applying it in the moment it is needed.
Three short videos
Practical parent examples
Free access
No diagnosis required
INSIDE THE SERIES
Three steps from noticing the problem to supporting independent use.
What Is Metacognition?
PART 1
Understand the brain’s ability to think about its own thinking, learning, choices, and performance.
Self-Monitoring in Real Life
PART 2
See how students notice whether they understand, are on track, need help, or should change approaches.
From Knowing to Doing
PART 3
Learn why prompting, modeling, reflection, and practice help move a strategy toward independent use.
Understanding Metacognition
For Parents
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Support that continues beyond the live lesson.
Motivation & Initiation
Activation, procrastination, task entry, demand, and reducing unnecessary friction.
Planning, Organization & Time
Breaking down work, estimating, sequencing, scheduling, and supporting follow-through.
Attention & Working Memory
Distraction, overload, directions, external supports, and protecting limited mental space.
Flexibility & Regulation
Backup plans, shifting, emotions around demands, recovery, and self-monitoring.