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 […]
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 […]
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