Games and Apps for Kids with Slow Processing Speed
Do you use a calculator to help you with math problems? Do you search the internet to do research instead of going to the library and looking through books?
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Laptops or Learning: Helping Students with ADHD and Learning Disabilities
In a recent New York Times article entitled “Laptops Are Great. But Not During a Lecture or a Meeting”, Susan Dynarski describes how using laptops during lectures interferes with learning. […]
Mini-Guide: Synap
Synap is an app that allows users to create multiple choice tests. It is available as both a website and an app for mobile devices. Geared towards helping students high […]
A Kid’s Guide to Slow Processing Speed
Some kids move fast, and others move slowly. If you are one of those kids who moves slowly, you might have what psychologists call slow processing speed. If you are […]
Strategies for Motivating Kids with Slow Processing Speed
Kids with slow processing speed and executive functioning difficulties are often characterized as lazy or unmotivated, but they are not! They may be frustrated, resigned to failure, or overwhelmed, but […]
Improving Thinking Skills Through Party Planning
As parents, we are always looking for ways to tie the hobbies and obsessions of our children to real-life skills. For those of you who have children who live and […]
Learning a New Sport is Good for Kids with ADHD
Learning something new improves and expands your brain. In an article published by the New York Times, Gretchen Reynolds describes how learning to juggle, swim, ride a bicycle, or snowboard later […]
Let’s Play Destiny 2!
This week on the LW4K Let’s Play YouTube channel, we start a new adventure in Bungie’s MMORP (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) Destiny 2. Destiny 2 is a futuristic sci-fi […]
How to Build and Improve Executive Functions in Team Sports: Basketball
Basketball is one of the best sports for practicing and improving executive function skills. Not only is it popular, it’s a complex game that requires physical coordination and mental agility. […]
Executive Functions in the Classroom – A Guide for Teachers
Modern educators do not deny that thinking skills, social skills, and emotional skills play a role in children’s learning. Executive functions are particularly important to the education of children with […]
