Good Sensory Learning Blog

Getting a school to recognize, test, and then accommodate your child with dyslexia can be an arduous and frustrating task.  Although public school systems can accommodate the individual needs of our struggling students, many administrators don’t like to tap into the general education coffers for a single student. As a result, parents often have to rally and wrestle to obtain reasonable accommodations for their children with dyslexia and other disabilities that impact learning. The key to navigating this slippery slope is to understand the laws, the lingo as well as the menus of mandated accommodations and modifications. What are my...

Using melodies and beats can enhance learning and make memorization a veritable breeze. I often use this strategy in my practice, but having to create all the content is time consuming. This problem was solved by Nathan John! Nathan John and Learn Thru Music In August 2016, I had the pleasure of interviewing Nathan John, a creative, ingenious, British entrepreneur with dyslexia that is helping struggling students learn to read and memorize academic content around the globe. Nathan founded Rewise Learning in 2008 and specializes in providing fun and innovative educational solutions. Today we will be focusing on LearnThruMusic, a...

What do you do when you learn that your child has dyslexia? Should you hide this diagnosis to protect them from labels and misunderstandings, or should you tell them? If you do decide to tell them, how do you do this? Can you help them to overcome any potential fears or misunderstandings? These are the questions that I answer in this blog.  Feel free to use my kid-friendly graphics. What are the Benefits of Telling Your Child That He or She Has Dyslexia? Educating your child with dyslexia about the common signs and misconceptions can help them to: understand that...

Our working memory is a complex mental skill that allows us to process and learn new information.  It utilizes our sensory memory, assists our short-term memory, and communicates with our long-term memory.  Directed by the command center of our brain (executive functioning), working memory works in the moment with the support of a mental whiteboard and an inner, guiding voice. Where Can I Learn More about Working Memory? I am now offering monthly Zoom workshops to my audience. To view my recent workshop on working memory CLICK HERE or on the image.  If you would like to learn about my other workshops...

Students’ forearms prop heavy heads and eye lids become fatigued and weighty. Information fills the room, but the restless audience remains impervious as attention is stolen by fleeting thoughts and boredom. If this is a common scene at your school, most likely the learning environment is passive. Although a passive learning environment can accommodate large numbers of students, it is often an ineffective scholastic milieu. In contrast, an active learning environment should have the opposite effect on students. This way of teaching encourages creativity, self directed learning, mindfulness, interaction, discussion and multisensory ways of processing. So what can I do...