I love my son and I want to make sure that he has everything he needs to succeed in school and in life. Last year I had to work hard to...

Understanding students educational needs and will help teachers create productive classroom accommodations. There are many types of...

Believing that intelligence can grow allows students to learn more. The idea that intelligence is not a fixed trait leads students to...

Starting a task requires strong initiation skills. Students who struggle to begin their work may have weak executive functioning skills....

Work smarter not harder, is a great theme for time management. People who lack time management skills tend to run late and build up...

Today I spoke to a mom of a 10 year old who is struggling in school. This student, Ben, is a bright boy who had been diagnosed with ADHD...

Effective teaching requires a connection between the teacher and the student. This is especially true when a child has a learning...

Language and the ability to share thoughts is a basic skill. Children who struggle to organize their ideas miss many opportunities for...

You know the “Rusher”. This is the student who rushes through his or her work without reading the full directions, makes careless...

Visual learners think in images. Verbal learners think primarily in words. Visual learners see the whole picture all at once allowing...

Question: My 16 year old son has just had an evaluation and he was given the following scores on the test: PRI 132, VCI 130, WMI 110,...

Last week Mrs. Smith came to visit me and discuss her daughter, Sarah. Sarah is in seventh grade and has been struggling all year. Last...

The coach comes, plans are made, checklists are created with extensive “TO DOs” and then what?  Nothing! Students with executive...

Executive Functioning refers to the skills that help you organize, plan and execute a task. If you would like to discover your own...

Sara is now 22 years old and still struggling with processing speed issues.  Here is Sara’s story: "When I was 12 years old, I was...

by Melissa Mullin Ph.D. Executive functioning skills enable students to manage their workload and plan for the future. These skills allow...

Many middle school children have difficulty with executive functioning skills. What does this really mean? For many of the students that...

By Melissa Mullin, Ph.D. and Karen Fried, PysD. Planning, organizing and following through on your plans require strong executive...

Summer is a great time to catch up on material your child may not have mastered during the school year. Teaching reading, writing, or...

Metacognition is thinking about thinking, knowing “what we know” and “what we don’t know.”  This means students take time to think about...