Find your Executive Functioning Strengths and Weakness with our FREE QUIZ
17 Mar 2013

Find your Executive Functioning Strengths and Weakness with our FREE QUIZ

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Executive Functioning refers to the skills that help you organize, plan and execute a task. If you would like to discover your own executive functioning strengths and weaknesses, take our free quiz and then read below to see how each … Continued

What Does It Mean To Have Weak Executive Functioning Skills?
6 Dec 2012

What Does It Mean To Have Weak Executive Functioning Skills?

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Many middle school children have difficulty with executive functioning skills. What does this really mean? For many of the students that we work with at the K& M Center this means that they are missing assignments and they are not … Continued

Dysgraphia: Difficulty writing
9 Nov 2012

Dysgraphia: Difficulty writing

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Dysgraphia refers to difficulty writing.  Most people with dysgraphia have a hard time holding a pencil or pen. The awkward pencil grip can make forming letters on a page challenging.  When a student with dysgraphia is asked to copy from … Continued

504 Accommodations: Extra Time on Tests
12 Oct 2012

504 Accommodations: Extra Time on Tests

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Brad was a third grader who has struggled with reading since first grade.  His teacher shared with his parents that he is easily distracted and although he was performing at grade level he may have an attention issue. Brad was … Continued

Summer and Executive Functioning Skills
19 May 2012

Summer and Executive Functioning Skills

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  Summer is a great time to catch up on material your child may not have mastered during the school year. Teaching reading, writing, or math concepts will have clear benefits for your child when they re-enter school in the … Continued

Finding the Right Intervention to Increase Processing Speed
29 Oct 2011

Finding the Right Intervention to Increase Processing Speed

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Finding the right intervention to help your child increase his processing speed and writing skills is worth the effort. There are multiple issues to consider, including visual processing, fine motor skills, and language organization skills. When I think of the … Continued

The Frustrated Learner
24 Oct 2011

The Frustrated Learner

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The Frustration Profile article on my blog, which is about students with high verbal skills and weak motor skills, has gotten more hits and comments than any other blog article I have written.  What I’m realizing is that all students … Continued

Setting Summer Goals Helps Build Executive Functioning Skills
15 Jun 2011

Setting Summer Goals Helps Build Executive Functioning Skills

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Summer is the time to relax and reflect. What went well this year? What could have been better? What can your child improve on for next year? These are good questions to discuss with your child. As you have this … Continued

Helping Students Get Serious About Writing: The Five-Stage Writing Process
19 May 2011

Helping Students Get Serious About Writing: The Five-Stage Writing Process

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Learning how to write well can be a challenge for many students. I am pleased to be able to share with you an article by Heather Hoffman. Heather teaches Freshman Composition at Loyola Marymount University and is the editor of … Continued