Mini-Guide: Egg!
The goal of Egg! is for the player to care for and hatch a variety of different types of eggs. The player must feed the egg (according to its personal […]
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How Video Games Can Improve Social Emotional Learning, Resilience, and Positive Psychology Skills
Can playing video games and using technologies produce a sense of well-being and meaningful satisfaction for kids?
21st-Century technology has the potential to enrich the quality of people’s lives, not […]
Let’s Play Crash Force!
This week on LearningWorks For Kids Let’s Play YouTube channel, we try out Ascanio Entertainment’s action indie game Crash Force! If you have never heard of Crash Force, it’s a […]
Innovative Technologies to Treat ADHD
Wouldn’t it be great if we could cure ADHD with a video game or an app? If we could prescribe an activity, board game, or physical exercise for the treatment […]
Teachers Needed! Why the Generalization of Game-based Learning Requires Teachers
Kids learn from games. No one can deny that games are great teachers. But just because games are “teachers” does NOT mean that we don’t need the real-deal classroom teachers. […]
Why Kids with Slow Processing Speed Seem Less Motivated
Kids with slow processing speed are often identified by their teachers and parents as kids who just don’t try as hard. This is understandable. Kids with slow processing speed appear […]
Classroom Strategies – Slow Processing Speed and Academic Performance
How does processing speed impact academic achievement?
Students with slow processing speed often cannot keep up with their peers on math minutes, struggle to take complete notes, are likely to […]
Let’s Play Portal Knights: Episode 4!
Over at the LW4K Let’s Play channel, we continue our Adventure Saga in Keen Games’s open world sandbox game Portal Knights. If you missed the last three episodes, Portal Knights is […]
Memory Techniques for Students in Elementary School
As a teacher you may have observed that while many kids struggle with working memory, your students with executive functioning difficulties have particularly weak working memory skills.
Working memory sub-skills […]
Classroom Accommodations for Executive Function Difficulties
Teachers, your problem students may be kids who struggle with executive functions.
Most students with executive functioning struggles really want to be more organized, manage their time better, and have […]
