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Strategies that Strengthening Math Abilities for Struggling Elementary Students

There is often an easy solution to helping elementary students who struggle with math.  But first, we must understand that the cause of the math troubles.   Finding the Root Cause of Math Problems...

Multisensory and Memorable Mathematics Strategies: Math Favorites Bundle

For many students, math concepts can feel confusing or overwhelming, and standard classroom instruction is not always enough to meet their diverse learning needs. When learners require a more indiv...

How to Help Students Remember Math Steps: Fun Strategies for Long Division

Many students struggle with the steps required to complete mathematical problems. They may forget the concept, miss a step, mis-sequence the steps, misread a sign, or struggle with writing out or...

26 Awesome and Fun Math Ideas for Struggling Students

With the summer vacation just around the corner, it will be important to implement some mathematics over the break to avoid the "summer slide." The "summer slide" is a term used to describe the l...

Teaching Mental Math to All Elementary Students

Many people think that mental math is too difficult for elementary learners, but, in fact, youngsters have wonderful imaginations and capacities to visualize that can be utilized while doing mathem...

12 Memory Strategies That Maximize Learning

Most students have had the experience of knowing an answer, but they are unable to access the information in a stressful moment. This is a common difficulty when students are taking a test, as anxi...

10 Successful Strategies for Tactile Learners

Can you imagine what it would be like to navigate our surroundings without a sense of touch? It would probably be challenging to simply get from place to place, let alone learn anything! For many l...

Unforgettable Measurement Memory Strategies for Elementary Students

While most countries use the metric system, the United States still relies on the traditional U.S. customary system of inches, feet, and pounds. Many students find unit conversions tricky, but t...

11 Multiple Choice Strategies For Student Success

With the end of the school year quickly approaching, many young learners are preparing for finals. Learning the content for these comprehensive exams is imperative, but mastering the strategies f...

Accommodating Students with Dyslexia - 12 Strategies for Success

Students with dyslexia or symptoms of dyslexia often struggle in school. It is not that they have limited abilities. On the contrary, many have IQs in the above-average or genius range. As a result...

Definition of Working Memory and Strategies for Success

The landscape of academic success is vast and complex, yet recent studies shine a spotlight on a critical cornerstone: working memory. This revelation positions working memory not just as a functio...

7 Powerful Strategies To Improve Processing Speed

Dear Friends: This is my second post on processing speed. Last week, I addressed the definition, causes, assessment options, and revealed 5 ways that a slow processing speed can impact learning. ...

Working Memory Definition, Facts, Symptoms and Strategies Infographic

Did you know that working memory is one of the strongest predictors of academic success? This powerful cognitive function acts as the brain’s command center, allowing students to hold, organize, ...

Empower Dyslexic Students with Successful Tools and Strategies

Students with dyslexia require a comprehensive approach to learning and strategy-based instruction, because many of these capable learners are not accommodated by traditional teaching methods. In ...

How to Homeschool Dyslexic Kids - Fun Strategies for Success

Finding excellent educational materials when you are homeschooling your children can be a challenge, but when you have a child with a learning disability, such as dyslexia, it is extremely importa...

Midterms and Finals: Free Strategies and Handouts for Success

For many students, midterms or finals are right around the corner, and learning how to plan for these comprehensive exams can be key to helping them manage test anxiety and achieve the desired grad...

Preparing for Finals - Powerful and Easy Strategies for Success

Many students wait until the last minute to prepare for finals, and they experience anxiety when bombarded with an overwhelming workload. When panic sets in, the amygdala triggers a fight, flight...

How to Improve Visual Processing: Skills, Strategies & Activities

Visual processing affects far more than reading. It can influence how easily someone copies from the board, finds information on a busy page, remembers what they have seen, interprets maps and gra...

Visual Perceptual Dyslexia: Symptoms, Causes, and Effective Strategies for Support

This blog explores visual perceptual dyslexia, its symptoms, causes, and strategies for support. It also highlights Dr. Warren's Visual Perceptual Resource Library, offering over 500 activities to ...

Strategies for Teaching the Different Types of Angles and Lines

Integrating multisensory instruction into teaching transforms ordinary lessons into dynamic, interactive experiences that captivate students’ attention and foster deeper learning. When lessons e...

Motivating Students - 3 Misconceptions and 10 Strategies for Success

Motivation is purported to be a common obstacle that obstructs academic success; however, this is a misconception. As Rick Lavoie said, "It is not that students become unmotivated, because all hu...

How to Help Last-Minute Learners Self-Initiate: Strategies to Stop Procrastination

Ben, a high school junior, used to pride himself on pulling all-nighters before every major assignment. "I work better under pressure," he'd tell his worried parents. But after a particularly gruel...

Why Should We Learn About Angles? A Fun Strategy

When students use their senses to learn, they not only remember concepts more easily but also enjoy the process. Using playful materials, humor, and multisensory memory strategies during lessons...

Factoring and Multiples - Fun and Memorable Lessons and Activities

Creating magical activities for struggling math students is one of my favorite things to do. Teaching fun memory strategies, hooking techniques, color-coded steps, drawing strategies, and color im...

Multisensory Angles PowerPoint Lesson that Makes Geometry Come Alive

Many students find geometry abstract and disconnected from real life, especially when first learning about angles. When math is taught through memorization alone, children often struggle to retain ...

Explore 8 Types of Dyscalculia with Our Remedial Assessment

Dyscalculia, often referred to as "math dyslexia," is a learning difference that can make understanding and performing mathematical operations particularly challenging. For students grappling with ...

Multiples and LCM Made Easy with Millipedes

Over the years, I have noticed that many students find it difficult to remember how to identify multiples and how to determine the least common multiple (LCM). The terms themselves often do not pr...

Educational Therapy Courses for Coaches and Educators

Come learn about Dr. Warren's educational therapy courses for coaches and teachers.

Monster Multiplication: A New Multisensory and Mindful Approach to Long Multiplication

Long multiplication is often one of the most challenging math skills for elementary and middle school students to learn and remember. Many children struggle to keep steps in order, line up number...

How to Make Multiplication Instruction Super Fun and Memorable

Multiplication Instruction that requires rote memorization is often a labor-intensive and boring task for young learners. Many kids spend countless hours with flashcards as well as paper and penci...

A Wonderful Lesson for Teaching Students about Angles

Learning about the angles has never been easier.  Would you like a PowerPoint presentation that teaches your students all about angles? What is the Downloadable PowerPoint Presentation: Why Shou...

How to Help Students with Visual Processing Problems

Many students who struggle academically are often misunderstood. They may be bright, articulate, and motivated, yet reading feels slow, written work looks disorganized, and visually demanding task...

Creating Language Arts Handbooks for Students with Dyslexia

Do your students have trouble remembering all the phonics, grammar, and spelling rules? Do you have to continually review past lessons to ensure that struggling readers know the foundational skills...

What Resources are the Best for Online Tutoring?

Finding online learning and tutor resources can be a challenge. There is an overwhelming number of sites, apps, and products, and locating the best ones to help you create lesson plans or a tutorin...

Inquiry Based Instruction - A Four Step Process to Student Empowerment

Having focused my higher education on lifelong learning, I studied both pedagogy (a child-focused teaching approach) and andragogy (an adult-focused teaching approach). In fact, I believe that many...

7 Ways Students Can Use Their Inner Voice to Boost Grades

Did you know that students can significantly improve their academic performance by learning how to manage their inner voice? The inner voice consists of those internal thoughts and feelings we ex...

26 Best Homework and Learning Sites

Educational therapist, Dr. Erica Warren, discusses some of her favorite online homework and learning sites.  Come learn more!

8 Successful Ways to Help Students Complete Homework

After a long day of school, many kids are cognitively spent, and they have little patience and energy to pull out their assignment pad and slog through more academic work.  Often, what should take ...

Empowering Students - Pay Attention and You Will Find the Magic

As a learning specialist and educational therapist, I find that an individualized approach for each of my students is key. I also pay careful attention to my students’ mannerisms, sense of humor, a...

What's the Difference Between Educational Psychology and Educational Therapy?

There seems to be a logical assumption that if you get a degree in educational psychology, this would enable you to be an educational therapist. As with many assumptions, this is partially true, ...

Free Internet Games That are Great for the Brain!

Explore My Collection of Over 100 Free Educational Games As a learning specialist and educational therapist, I’ve spent years exploring the internet in search of engaging, high-quality educational...

Dyslexia and Memory: Create Memory Palaces for Improved Learning

This blog shares my most recent video podcast, featuring memory and language expert Aaron Ralby. It is the sixth of many free video podcasts for Go Dyslexia! This was such an eye-opening conversati...

What are the Signs of Dysgraphia and Solutions for Success?

Dysgraphia is a learning disability that affects written language: spelling, capturing ideas on paper, visual-spatial skills, and fine motor skills such as handwriting. Different terms are used to...

How To Help Students Be Active Learners and Stop Passive Learning

Many classrooms foster passive learning by training students to sit still and receive lessons through lectures and texts. Students are expected to listen, absorb, and remember the new content witho...

Why Train as a Tutor When You Can Be a Learning Specialist?

A tutor is a teacher who assists students outside of school. They provide support and review concepts with difficult subject matter or classes. Oftentimes, they help with homework completion and ma...

How to Uncover the Source of a Student's Procrastination

Procrastination is a common problem that parents report when their children are meant to do their homework, but they just don't feel like doing it.  This can be an overwhelming feeling that tempts ...

Understanding Executive Functions and Processing Speed: A Deep Dive into Cognitive Dynamics

Processing speed and executive functions play pivotal roles in learning, productivity, and overall cognitive performance. For many students, processing speed can be a major factor in academic succe...

How to Help Students Plan Long-Term Projects and Stay on Track

Figuring out how to manage long-term projects and assignments can be a challenge without a sequenced and structured approach, and teaching students how to manage these skills is a key element in ...