What Are Cognitive Skills What Are Cognitive Skills: Info for Parents in Brain Training Programs Enhance Your Life Cognitive skills are the core skills your brain uses to think, read, learn, remember, reason, and pay attention. Working together, they take incoming information and move it into the bank of knowledge you use every day at school, at work, and …
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Right Brain Activities Right Brain Exercises from The brain is physically divided into two hemispheres, and while both hemispheres work together to perform cognitive tasks, it is generally thought that the left part of the brain processes information in more of a verbal, analytical manner, while the right part of the brain is more visual and intuitive. There …
Peoria – Homework Help Homework Help in Homework is meant to be a little bit challenging. Otherwise, it wouldn’t help students learn! While homework should be challenging, it shouldn’t be frustrating or discouraging . At LearningRx, our homework help programs are designed to build strong homework skills. We help students take control of homework assignments! Our programs work by …
Study Skills and Habits for All Ages Posted on August 22, 2022June 8, 2023 by Susie McDaniel Being smart isn’t always enough to help kids succeed in school. Sometimes academic struggles are indicative of an underlying learning struggle. (Yes, even smart kids can have one or more weak cognitive skills that keep them from living up to their full potential.) If you’ve already confirmed through a cognitive skills assessment that your child …
8 Tips for Managing Homework Posted on August 15, 2022June 8, 2023 by Susie McDaniel For many parents, the start of a new school year brings with it concerns about homework. If last year’s academics turned into a battle of the wills, tear-filled moments of frustration, or worries about self-esteem, you’re not alone! Even the smartest students can feel overwhelmed at the thought of sitting down to complete nightly projects, …
Characteristics of a Middle Child (and how to support them!) Posted on August 11, 2022June 8, 2023 by Wendy Burt While every family environment will create different circumstances and relationships, here are some of the generalizations that can affect a middle child’s personality:
5 Tips to Prepare for the Return to School Posted on August 4, 2022January 31, 2023 by Wendy Burt So, what can parents do to best prepare their students for a return to the classroom and all that entails? We’ve got five tips to help you get organized, build a routine, and reduce the risk of problems when the first day of school finally does become a reality.
3 Types of Learning Disabilities (and what to look for) Posted on July 26, 2022January 31, 2023 by Wendy Burt Curious to learn more about common learning disabilities? Check out our latest blog post about three of the most common types of learning disabilities, including what parents should look for and how students tend to “work around” the problem before it’s identified and addressed.
Summer Reading Red Flags Posted on July 13, 2022June 8, 2023 by Maureen Loftus If you and your child are working through a summer reading program, it is such a great opportunity for you as a parent to take stock of their learning skills. Are they reading on level, remembering what they read, and (most important) having fun doing it? If any of these areas are lagging this summer, …