Explaining Slow Processing Speed to a Child
Imagine you are the parent of an elementary or middle school student who has been struggling in school for years. They have difficulty completing homework in a timely fashion, following […]
Academics
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?
Most […]
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. […]
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 […]
Why Kids With ADHD Should Play Fantasy Sports
An interest in sports can be an important part of a child’s identity. Kids wear the numbers and clothing of their favorite players and teams. They root for those teams […]
Kids Don’t Get Concussions Playing Fantasy Football
Football is arguably the most popular sport in the United States. Americans watch more football on TV than any other sport. This means that many kids sit with their families […]
Mini-Guide: Logic Traces
Logic Traces is a puzzle game in which players must work their way through grid-based levels by organizing segments of lines. The number in the middle of the spot tells […]
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. […]
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 […]
Let’s Play Jotun!
This week on LearningWorks For Kids Lets Play YouTube Channel we travel to the fantasy world of Thunder Lotus Games’ indie adventure Jotun. Jotun throws the player into a viking […]
