Sunday, August 1, 2010

P2 Back-to-School Homework Meltdowns and How to Overcome Them

Last week I gave you some ideas for those families in crisis mode with dealing with homework meltdowns.  The number one takeaway from last week to manage crisis situations is to get your child's emotions back down and under control.  Your child most likely will not be able to tell why they cannot do their [...]

Back-to-School Homework Meltdowns and How to Overcome Them

Well, it is almost back-to-school for our children.  Some schools will be opening doors in August across our country.  Others will start after Labor Day.  The one thing they all have in common is homework.  For those students who do get homework, this can be the most stressful time of the day.  For families dealing [...]

What’s involved in Testing for Dyslexia?

June 22, 2010 by colleen  
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Dyslexia is thought to be a learning disability, but what you need to know is that’s not true. There is a revised definition that came from the International Dyslexia Association and they define Dyslexia as a neurologically-based disorder that interferes with the acquisition and processing of language.   Many people think there is a simple [...]

Learning Skills 101 – Sustained Attention

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, visual/auditory processing, memory, processing, word attack and auditory analysis.  Most of our children experience these skills through reading, [...]

Learning Skills 101

Last week, we began to understand 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, visual/auditory processing, memory, processing, word attack and auditory analysis.  Most of our children experience these skills through reading, [...]

Learning Skills 101 – What is Working Memory?

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, visual/auditory processing, memory, processing, word attack and auditory analysis.  Most of our children experience these skills [...]

Learning Skills 101 – Visual 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, visual/auditory processing, memory, processing, word attack and auditory analysis.  Most of our children experience these skills [...]

December 22, 2009 by colleen  
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  Attention Moms:   Imagine, for a moment, that it's 3 months from today…. You  are looking at your child who is able to do homework easier and more independently, doing well in school and overall happy with life.   What would this be worth to you? "STOP struggling with tutors, endless meetings with teachers and homework [...]

Online Cognitive Assessment

October 22, 2009 by colleen  
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Wouldn't you love to know why your child isn't able to learn easily and effectively in school? Purchase a Gibson Online Assessment Now                       The primary goal of the Gibson Test is to identify whether any key cognitive skills are weak. The weak skills will explain some aspect of why learning may be more difficult than [...]

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August 9, 2009 by colleen  
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