Good Sensory Learning Blog — educational therapy

Most teachers have excellent executive functioning skills, so when they come across students that struggle in this arena, they may have little compassion or patience. For many students, executive functioning is relatively easy. However, for some, tasks that require self-initiation, planning, time management, and organization, to name a few, can be an immense struggle. What is Executive Functioning and Does it Impact Learning? Executive functioning is much like the conductor of one's brain. It is a mental process that gathers and creates meaning from sensory information.  Allowing us to makes sense of what we experience, executive functioning also enables focused attention, metacognitive skills, and...

Have you ever made a mistake or error? Were you ever wrong? Were you ever told that you were careless, lazy or unmotivated?  How did that make you feel? Were you embarrassed? Were you ashamed? Were you angry? Were you sad? Erasing Mistakes Now, I want you to imagine a giant eraser, because were are going to erase all mistakes. We are going to erase errors. We are going to erase anything and everything wrong or careless. And, as we mindfully delete all those negative words and memories while holding onto any valuable lessons, all those bad feelings disappear too.Imagine...

There seems to be a logical assumption that if you get a degree in educational psychology that this would enable you to be an educational therapist. As with many assumptions, this is partially true, but not fully accurate. Let me educate you more about these two degrees. What is Educational Therapy? Educational therapy is a relatively new profession, and this is why there are fewer, formal educational programs actively teaching this method. In fact, the term learning specialist has been around for a longer period of time and the two approaches are virtually the same thing. There is significant professional...