If you’ve heard that executive functions cannot change over time, you’d be wrong! Executive functions are plastic, which means that they can indeed be improved through a number of unique […]

Supporting Executive Functioning Skills in the Classroom

Executive functions are the basic skill sets in our brains that drive us to pay attention, make plans, keep on track, prioritize, […]

Executive functions are the chief operating skills based in our brain that are crucial for goal-oriented behavior. These functions include self awareness, attention, organization, planning, working memory, and flexibility. Every […]

How do executive functions impact academic performance?

Executive functioning skills are the basic processes that allow us to pay attention, remember information, prioritize, and create plans. Our brains support focus, […]

When it comes to sports practice, chores, or trying to get out the door on time, your child’s high-energy approach is an asset. But problems arise when it’s time to […]

Bastion is an action adventure RPG where the player controls a character known only as “Kid.” Kid wakes up to his world destroyed by something called The Calamity. Kid is […]

Grapple Dog is a 2D platformer where the player controls a small dog with a grappling hook, navigating him through various levels filled with obstacles and hidden objects. The buttons […]

Women’s influence on history is too often overlooked. When girls are taught how much women have achieved or shown what women can do, they develop a sense of empowerment, […]

Black History Month sprung up initially as a week-long celebration in Black communities in February in the 1920s. For fifty years the celebration spread across the country until […]

Welcome to LW4K Game Spotlights, a web series where we look at popular video games and discuss how they can help teach your child real world skills! Today’s spotlight focuses […]