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Is Your Child Failing Because of Executive Functioning?

Is your child failing because of executive functioning deficits? I have tested a lot of students over the years and I am still amazed at the failure rate for children who have a delay in executive functioning development. What is executive function? Executive function is a set of mental skills that helps you get things […]

Does Your Brain Learn?

Today’s blog is about moving the brain into top gear for learning. As most people know, exercise and sensible eating are both necessary for optimal brain functioning. Today I am giving you some tweaked ideas that will prepare your child’s brain for learning even further. If these few simple ideas are put into practice, the […]

What is Executive Function?

Executive function is a set of mental processes that helps connect past experience with present action. People use it to perform activities such as planning, organizing, strategizing, paying attention to and remembering details, and managing time and space. If you have trouble with executive function, these things are more difficult to do. You may also […]

HAVE YOU FED YOUR BRAIN TODAY?

Have You Fed Your Brain Today?                                 I have been fascinated with the brain for years, but it is only over the last few years that I have had time to research and learn practical ideas to help children when teaching reading, writing and spelling. Feeding your brain is bigger than Mount Kosciusko. Here are […]

OUR BRAIN CAN PERFORM BETTER

Our Brain Can Perform Better The Active Brain It is  well known that our brain can perform better. It only takes a few small additions on a daily basis to make this change. Everyone who knows me would know, I am continuously scurrying around finding practical applications to support children who have learning difficulties. This is such […]

Have You Fed Your Brain Today? Improve Brain Functioning.

          Have You Fed Your Brain Today?  Improve Brain Functioning I have been fascinated with the brain for years, but it is only over the last few years that I’ve had time to research and learn practical ideas to help children when teaching reading, writing and spelling. Feeding your brain is bigger than Mount Kosciusko. […]

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