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 […]
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 […]
Exercise
Finally, EXERCISE, the last of the four foundations to cover, but certainly not the least. In fact, I consider each of the four foundations – nutrition, sleep, hydration and exercise – to be equally important for learning. However, something had to be last in the line-up and exercise ended up being it. (There is deep […]
Sleep, Attention, Learning & Behavior
Nutrition, sleep, hydration, and exercise-I am reviewing the four foundations of learning (and life). The second of our four foundations is sleep. Science is still trying to figure out exactly why we need to sleep . . . but, while they are sorting this out, let me assure you that we DO need to sleep. […]
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