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February 24, 2015

Addressing screen-time concerns

Screen Time: The effects of technology use on children and their capacities to learn   In today's world, technology is...

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February 23, 2015

“If he could, he would.”

If you find yourself thinking "My child is [x] years old, he should be able to do that by now,"...

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February 16, 2015

Active study strategy: predict what’s on the exam

Active study strategies, like previewing or predicting what will be on a test, is a great way to boost confidence...

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February 9, 2015

An efficient test-taking strategy

To avoid taking too much time on reading sections of tests, help your child develop effective and efficient test-taking strategies....

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February 7, 2015

The overlap of Executive Function and ADHD

Executive functions, and the difficulties some students face with executive function,  are not as familiar in the greater sphere of...

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February 2, 2015

Identify the strategy that works best

As adults, we’ve come to recognize that there is more than one way to get something done. What works for...

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January 26, 2015

Begin with the end in mind

Begin with the end in mind. That is — before beginning a task, help your child create a mental (or...

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January 22, 2015

Flexibility: more than just “going with the flow”

Flexibility is one of the more subtle and lesser known facets of executive function. While difficulties with planning and organization...

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January 19, 2015

Textbooks 101: “Preview” before diving in

Before launching into reading a textbook, encourage your child to “preview” the chapter by first glancing over headings, key vocabulary,...

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January 16, 2015

One size does NOT fit all

Imagine if every student used the same problem-solving methods, the same test-taking strategies, the same note-taking schemas, and the same organizational structures—what would happen? In such a uniform...

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January 12, 2015

Use graphic organizers for note-taking, too!

Your child has likely been introduced to graphic organizers (a visual/graphic display of relationships between facts, terms or ideas —...

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January 8, 2015

Reward effort, not just achievement

Every family has a way of rewarding each other’s achievements. Some families celebrate important milestones with dinner out at a...

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