Research Shows Inexpensive Games Key to Increasing IQ and Processing Speed – in the classroom!

UC Berkley Graduate Students led by Dr. Silvia Bunge, wanted to research about children's intelligence.  They used simple, inexpensive card games, puzzles and software as their tools.  The protocol used was to "play" the games for 15 min. totaling 1 … Continue reading

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Reading Comprehension – Get the Picture?

Comprehension Program Language Comprehension Language comprehension is the ability to associate and make sense of both written and oral language. The ability to comprehend language finds its foundation within cognitive skills.  Auditory and Visual Processing, to name a few, are … Continue reading

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Homework Tips and Strategies: Remembering to Track Homework and Pack Books

Homework meltdowns are no fun.  I have helped to inspire many students to prevent meltdowns and be able to complete homework successfully.  I have an 8 step approach that takes a child through start to finish with great success.  This … Continue reading

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3 Steps to Strengthening Your Child’s Executive Functioning Skills

  Executive Functioning is also known as self-regulation.  It has to do with your child’s ability to socially regulate and refrain from impulsive behavior and also in the cognitive academic area, to be able to plan and organize.  For example, … Continue reading

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What are Your Five Wishes?

FIVE WISHES for 2009 WORKSHEET  from  http://www.lovingsilence.org Here is a valuable guide to asking five questions to clarify your intentions for 2009. The Invitation Are you willing to receive the gift of the question and use it to create a … Continue reading

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3 Ways Your Child’s Emotions Impact Learning

As we understand that the brain is plastic and can change, research has also proven to us that the approach used and methods involved must elicit positive feedback from the child to engage the act of learning. In other words, … Continue reading

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Learning Skills 101 – Auditory Processing

  To Review: So far, we have been discussing what learning skills are and how they impact a student on a daily basis.  If you recall, we stated that learning skills are the underlying mental skills formally known as attention, … Continue reading

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What is BrainSkills P2?

Last week I introduced you to BrainSkills.  You received the nuts and bolts of the program.  This week we will look at the program from the perspective of how this can help students, which students will benefit and what does … Continue reading

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What is BrainSkills?

ENHANCED LEARNING SKILLS FOR KIDS IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE BRAINSKILLS PROCESSING AND COGNITIVE ENHANCEMENT ONLINE PROGRAM The BrainSkills Core Exercise Program The brain can be exercised to improve mental (cognitive) function. Stronger cognitive skills can make learning easier and faster.  Not … Continue reading

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BrainScience Podcast with Ginger Campbell, MD

B R A I N S C I E N C E          P O D C A S T wi t h Gi n g e r C amp b e l l , MD Episode #54: Michael Merzenich on … Continue reading

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