Tag Archives: working memory
13
Jan

How Enhanced Learning Skills for Kids Can Help Your Child

I am often asked to explain what brain training means relative to helping your child be able to learn easier and more efficiently. I often find myself listing out the many benefits that your child can experience.  For example, your child will be able to remember more with better imagery and recall the information faster, [...]

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07
Jan

Homework Tips and Strategies: Step 8 – Initiating Homework Assignments

As discussed from last week's article, homework meltdowns are not fun.  In our first article in the series, I discussed how the leading cause of homework trouble is really weak cognitive skills.  However, once the skills are strengthened your child needs to be instructed on how to approach the homework process.  I developed an 8 [...]

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30
Dec

Homework Tips and Strategies: Step 7 – Completing Homework Assignments

As discussed from last week's article, homework meltdowns are not fun.  In our first article in the series, I discussed how the leading cause of homework trouble is really weak cognitive skills.  However, once the skills are strengthened your child needs to be instructed on how to approach the homework process.  I developed an 8 [...]

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23
Dec

Homework Tips and Strategies: Timing Homework Assignments

As discussed from last week's article, homework meltdowns are not fun.  In our first article in the series, I discussed how the leading cause of homework trouble is really weak cognitive skills.  However, once the skills are strengthened your child needs to be instructed on how to approach the homework process.  I developed an 8 [...]

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16
Dec

Homework Tips and Strategies: Chunking Out Homework Assignments

As discussed from last week's article, homework meltdowns are not fun.  I discussed how the leading cause of homework trouble is really weak cognitive skills.  However, once the skills are strengthened your child needs to be instructed on how to approach the homework process.  I developed an 8 step process that takes a student from [...]

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09
Dec

Homework Tips and Strategies: Prioritizing Homework Assignments

As discussed from last week's article, homework meltdowns are not fun.  I discussed how the leading cause of homework trouble is really weak cognitive skills.  However, once the skills are strengthened your child needs to be instructed on how to approach the homework process.  I developed an 8 step process that takes a student from [...]

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15
Sep

Parts of Speech in Rhyme Form

  The Parts of Speech in Rhyme A noun's the name of any thing, As school, or garden, hoop, or swing. Adjectives tell the kind of noun, As great, small, pretty, white, or brown. Instead of nouns, the pronouns stand– Her head, his face, your arm, my hand. Verbs tell of something to be done– [...]

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02
Feb

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 [...]

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