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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Processing Speed
Processing speed refers to the rate at which children are able to take in information about their world, consider it, do something with it in their brain, and then produce a result.
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Activities for Kids with Slow Processing Speed
Have you noticed that your child with slow processing speed doesn’t want to play sports or video games the way their peers do? Kids with slow processing speed may struggle […]
Questionnaire – Does Your Child Have Slow Processing Speed?
The following questionnaire was developed developed by LearningWorks for Kids to help parents determine the likelihood that their child may have slow processing speed. You are can learn more about […]
Jobs for Kids with Slow Processing Speed
Kids with slow processing speed get things done slowly. They are often among the last in the classroom to complete an assignment or finish an exam, and it may take […]
New Video Games to Help Kids with ADHD
Parents and teachers of children with ADHD consistently observe that these kids have a particular fondness for technology, and especially love video games. Evidence (anecdotal and research-based) suggests that kids […]
