My Top 10 Auditory Working Memory Strategies (for students) Auditory working memory is the memory used to remember and work with information that you hear, but it’s the information that does not have a lot of meaning. Meaningful information, such as a funny story, goes to your verbal memory. It is easier to remember because […]
Should I have my child’s learning evaluated?
Should I have my child’s learning evaluated? And by whom? New Year, New Start We feel inspired and ready to tackle problems in January. Fresh starts are great. I love January for this. (Sure, it’s random. We can fresh start ANYTIME, but January is sort of a symbolic and traditional time to do so. Jump […]
Workaround-You can’t fix everything at once
It’s okay to go around a problem instead of solving it. At least for a bit. I hear it’s called a “workaround.” I am trying to make it feel like less work, but whatever . . . the point is you don’t have to be fixing everything, all the time! It’s exhausting for both you […]
Your Child’s Diagnosis-or Not
I don’t diagnose. I mean . . . I CAN diagnose, but I often don’t. I am a developmental neuropsychologist and I do reassure parents that I can diagnose any possible learning disability. But frankly, it’s not the point of my evaluation. I don’t see my evaluations as diagnostic evaluations, but as comprehensive developmental evaluations […]
Writing Disabilities and Dysgraphia-Getting Thoughts onto Paper
It starts with a call from a parent Here is one of my more common conversations with parents who are calling about a possible evaluation of their child’s academic needs – A mother (90% of the time, it is the mother who contacts me) on phone, “It is about my son (99% of the time, […]
Spelling Skills, Spelling Disability, Spelling Accommodations
We are in a new age for spelling. A hundred years ago (or even 50) spelling was important. Everyone wrote by hand and some had typewriters. Spelling was up to the writer and poor spelling was a sign that you were sloppy or maybe not very literate. Learning disabilities were unknown or poorly understood. As […]
Homework
I like the teacher who gives you something to take home and think about besides homework.-Lily Tomlin Labor Day is over, so just about anyone going back to school is now there. And where there is school, there is usually homework. Although research is not clear on the benefits of homework, about 70% of teachers […]
Back-to-School Knots
I was, on the whole, considerably discouraged by my school days. It was not pleasant to feel oneself so completely outclassed and left behind at the beginning of the race. Winston Churchill Yeay! It’s back-to-school time! Back to a schedule. Back to knowing where your kids are for most of the day. Back to a […]
Foundations For Learning
Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got. Janis Joplin, American singer In real estate, they say “Location, Location, Location.” For learning, I always start by stressing, “Foundation, Foundation, Foundation.” And I mean the deep down foundations for learning. Not just studying harder or longer, treating the learning disability, or reading more to the kids […]
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