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Executive Function Strategies That Work: A Parent's Guide for Students with Learning Differences
Special Needs > Learning Differences

Executive Function Strategies That Work: A Parent's Guide for Students with Learning Differences

By Isabella Johnson
...tasks, hold information in working memory, plan multi-step assignments, and...multi-step assignments, and shift between activities. When these systems aren't working...developing. Here's what works. Working Memory Support: Making Information Stick....Making Information Stick. Working memory is the mental workspace where students...
Go to Pro: Family Activities Improve Learning Skills
Education > Tutoring

Go to Pro: Family Activities Improve Learning Skills

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
Family activities are one of the best...but also improves memory skills, comprehension...summer fun. Family Activities: Weekly Trips. A...scrapbook. Family Activities: Nature Activities/Adventures....Activities: Nature Activities/Adventures. Scavenger...stretch to really build memory skills...after getting...scrapbook. More Family Activites that Improve Learning...
Special Needs App of the Day: Fun with Directions
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: Fun with Directions

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...Directions enhances learning of colors, spatial intelligence, auditory memory, and auditory processing. The app works through a selection of ten concepts:...for practicing reading, keep the text on, or turn it off for listening activities. You can also select whether or not you want voice commands on or off....
Special Needs App of the Day: Fish School
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: Fish School

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...to capture your child's attention and hold it. There are eight different activities for learning, including letters, numbers, and shapes where the fish form...differences, which asks the child which fish does not belong; and matching, a memory game to find matching fish. Finally, there is playtime, which features...
Disciplining Children with Bipolar Disorder
Special Needs > General Special Needs

Disciplining Children with Bipolar Disorder

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...control, emotions, speech, thought, planning, and memory. Children with bipolar disorder are extremely...regarding medication (if on a regime), sleep, home activities, and outside activities. Keeping to routines help...regime), sleep, home activities, and outside activities. Keeping to routines help to reduce stress and...
Language Skill Activities for Special Needs
Education > Tutoring

Language Skill Activities for Special Needs

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...Language Skill Activities for Special Needs...When developing activities for special needs...improvement. Daily activities that help improve...language skill activities for special needs...be sure to pick activities that are fun, too....are fun, too. Memory Match All children...partake in a game of memory match. Depending...game too long. A memory match game with...
School Accommodations for Children with Multiple Sclerosis
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis

School Accommodations for Children with Multiple Sclerosis

By Ms. Amelia Peterson
...classroom door. Fatigue that makes it hard to stay alert through third period. Memory lapses that turn multi-step directions into a fog. Processing speed that...it nearly impossible to focus. Cognitive symptoms are equally invisible. Memory problems, slowed processing speed, and difficulty with executive function...
Returning to School After Childhood Cancer: What Families Need to Know
Special Needs > Cancer

Returning to School After Childhood Cancer: What Families Need to Know

By Aiden Moore
...radiation, and prolonged illness affect working memory, processing speed, attention span, and executive...or cancer-related cognitive impairment. Working memory takes the biggest hit. Your child can read a word...need more time to move information from working memory into long-term storage, more time to retrieve it,...
When ADHD Isn't Alone: Understanding Co-Occurring Anxiety, Dyslexia, and Learning Differences
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders

When ADHD Isn't Alone: Understanding Co-Occurring Anxiety, Dyslexia, and Learning Differences

By Liam Fitzgerald
...diagnoses that happen to show up together. Many share underlying neurological pathways. ADHD and dyslexia both involve phonological processing and working memory. Anxiety and ADHD share overlapping symptoms like restlessness and difficulty concentrating. Understanding how these conditions interact changes what...
How Executive Function Shapes Learning: What Parents Need to Know About the Brain Science Behind Reading, Math, and Organization
Research > Brain Science

How Executive Function Shapes Learning: What Parents Need to Know About the Brain Science Behind Reading, Math, and Organization

By Emily Thompson
...cortex that control executive function: working memory, inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility....throughout childhood and adolescence. Working memory is the system that holds information temporarily...out your math book, and turn to page 42," working memory is what lets a child hold all three steps in mind...
Executive Function in Neurodevelopmental Conditions: The Brain System That Connects ADHD, Autism, and Learning Challenges
Medical > Neurology

Executive Function in Neurodevelopmental Conditions: The Brain System That Connects ADHD, Autism, and Learning Challenges

By Andrew Donovan
...mentions autism and cognitive rigidity. The school psychologist flags working memory deficits tied to a learning disability. They're all describing the same...Does. Executive function includes several interrelated processes. Working memory holds information temporarily while you use it, like remembering the first...
When Parents Can No Longer Be There: A Guide for Adult Siblings Who Become Primary Caregivers
Lifestyle > Relationships

When Parents Can No Longer Be There: A Guide for Adult Siblings Who Become Primary Caregivers

By Alice Whitman
...babysitting. You're not filling in. You're taking over a caregiving system your parents built over decades, and you're doing it without their institutional memory, their relationships with providers, or their decades of learning what works. The transition doesn't come with a manual. It comes with a pile of legal...

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