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Recording assignments and turning in the finished product may seem like a “no brainer” for many teachers, but did you know that executive functioning, a key cognitive component in planning and organizing, is not fully developed until many reach their early 20s?  What’s more, many young students are not allowed to use modern technologies, such as smart phones and Ipads while at school to help them with this process. Furthermore, many students are overwhelmed by the countless distractions in a busy classroom and miss what appear to be clear directives. So, what can we do to help students remember to...

Wouldn’t you love to hear from a college admission's counselor that they thought your college admissions essay was great? Perhaps it was the deciding factor that got you into your number one college. I have heard this story a number of times from my students, and I wanted to share some strategies that can help you to also achieve this goal. 11 Steps To Create The Essay 1: Take your time. This is one of the most important essays you will ever write, so give yourself the attention and resources to make it one of your best compositions.2: Allow others...

Integrating games into academic lessons ignites the fun factor, makes instruction multisensory, and grabs the attention of even the most discouraged learners. I, too, enjoy the creative process and love pulling out my craft and scrapbook materials, so the new game of the week brings excitement and wonder into my lessons. Related Product: Multisensory Learning Workshop This week, I created the Fun House Money Game to help students develop their skills identifying and adding pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.  Items needed: 1) small box2) craft or scrapbook paper3) glue4) scissors5) long table or a melamine shelf6) marbles or shuffle board...

Inferences are often tricky to teach and challenging for students to learn.  They are abstract notions or concepts that are implied through language or images.   Therefore, concrete ways of learning have to be placed aside and students have to learn to uncover hidden messages.  Personally, I like to use advertisements for my lessons.  Here are a number of strategies that can help you to teach this skill:     1)   Magazine advertisements often have hidden messages to help entice buyers.  Look at magazine ads and discuss the inferences.  Consider the colors, backgrounds, expressions, layouts and more.     2)   Likewise, billboards offer...

Come and learn from Dr. Sam Wang about the common myths about the brain as well as the incredible impact that the teaching of playful planning and self control can have on our childrens' future. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05vitpSY1vU&feature=relmfu   Cheers, Dr. Erica Warren Dr. Erica Warren is the author, illustrator, and publisher of multisensory educational materials at Good Sensory Learning. She is also the director of Learning to Learn and Learning Specialist Courses. Blog: https://goodsensorylearning.com/blogs/news  YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/warrenerica1 GSL Blog: https://goodsensorylearning.com/blogs/news Stores: www.GoodSensoryLearning.com/  Courses: http://www.learningspecialistcourses.com/ Newsletter Sign-up: https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/694000