Reading Comprehension
Blended Thinking: Technology in the Classroom
I’ve written quite a bit recently about reading and technology in classrooms. As a future English teacher who grew up with technology, I find this combination especially interesting and relevant […]
Assessing Digital Literacy in Today’s Classrooms
Educators, I need your help.
In my last post, with the help of Dr. Diane Kern of the University of Rhode Island, I took a look at educational assessment in […]
Star Wars Games That Improve Thinking Skills
Star Wars: The Force Awakens hit theaters across the country yesterday, setting international records. The Force Awakens has fully lived up to every bit of its hype, managing to awaken […]
Electronic Readers or Traditional Books — Reading is Reading, No Matter the Medium
When I was in high school, my dad bought me a Kindle. The year was 2009 and the Kindle (any electronic reader for that matter) was brand new technology. My […]
6 Music Apps That Could Help With Dyslexia
Music immersion can form kids into more well-rounded individuals. But did you know that it also builds stronger connections between the right and left sides of the brain and may […]
5 Signs Your Child Needs Video Game Therapy
Video games as therapy has been a hot topic in the news recently. This has a lot to do with Akili Interactive Labs’ Project: EVO, which is breaking new ground […]
The 3Rs in the digital world
I’m a psychologist, not an educator, and I have to admit I sometimes get confused by the constant changes in the educational world. Common Core State Standards? The “new math”? […]
Strategies to Improve Reading Skills and Executive Functions
Executive functions, the brain-based cognitive skills that are a key to self-management and critical-thinking skills, are also very important for academic achievement. Executive-functioning skills such as visual-spatial working memory are […]