What does it mean to have a processing speed dysfunction?  Do EF skills impact processing speed? Learn how processing speed issues can vary.

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...

Figuring out how much reading help your child needs is stressful. You know your child is behind in reading, but you don’t know the best...

Working memory skills are used for all learning tasks. A child with weak working memory skills has to work harder than other students to...

Bryce wants to be like his friend who is excellent at soccer, can memorize anything quickly and always has a witty comment to share. So...

Many parents have written to me in response to my post about the Frustration Profile: High Verbal Skills with Low Processing Speed.  ...

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

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

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...

Brad was a third grader who has struggled with reading since first grade. His teacher shared with his parents that he is easily...

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...

Research is ongoing regarding the neuro-pathways of our brains and how they can change with time and intervention, so you will get...

The Frustration Profile article on my blog, which is about students with high verbal skills and weak motor skills, has gotten more hits...