Our team at LearningWorks for Kids is exploring how games and apps that support and promote skills such as time management, visual spatial processing, and working memory can improve processing […]

Are kids with slow processing speed unmotivated to get things done? Could they really move quicker if they only wanted to? What causes slow processing speed? Is there a cure?

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In part one of this two-part series, LW4K founder and president Dr. Randy Kulman discusses some of the research that has found video games to be an effective part of […]

Fidget spinners seem to have appeared magically in the hands of virtually every kid in the U.S. over the past two months. But where did they come from and why […]

Fidget spinners are the latest toy designed to focus a child’s energy. But there is a fair amount of controversy when it comes to fidget spinners for kids with ADHD, […]

In recent months, many of the parents who have previously expressed concern about screen time have a new worry — their children’s obsession with fidget spinners. I first became aware […]

In today’s classrooms, slow processing speed is being increasingly identified as a major cause of poor academic performance. For many capable students who are motivated to do well, slow processing […]

Given that a child’s cognitive processing speed is directly related to how efficiently their senses, brain, and body respond to their experiences, you might think major biological changes would need […]

Kids with slow processing speed tend to do everything slowly. Whether it’s getting ready for school in the morning or finishing homework at night, things just take longer to do. […]

A note to parents: Not all learning takes place in the confines of a classroom. More often than not, play is the best way for kids to learn. While I […]