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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Working Memory Activities Did you know that your child practices the same major thinking skill when they read as they do when they are playing a video game? The working [...]

Planning Activities Should I make that jump? What will happen here? What do I need before I start this quest? What else can I do over there? These are the [...]

Focus Activities You may wonder why your child can’t sit still long enough to read a chapter in a book but can play a video game all day long. Focus [...]

Time Management Activities Remember those timed levels in the Super Mario Bros. and Sonic the Hedgehog games? You had to prioritize and be quick enough to beat the clock but [...]

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 […]