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16 Ways to Make Lessons Memorable and So Much Fun

Making lessons both memorable and fun brings magic into any classroom. Instead of looking at a room of passive, bored faces, you can transform your learners into active, engaged participants. I wo...

Simplifying what's best for ADHD Students

Students who struggle with ADHD battle maintaining their focus on classroom materials, and it can be a challenge to hook and reel them in for any teacher.  Many teachers and parents ask me to help ...

Tailoring Reading Remediation for Faster Results

There are thousands of reading remediation programs out there, as well as reading specialists who can help learners master the complex task of learning to read.   However, the process can be taxing...

Using Beach Balls For Comprehension, Math and More

I just love to use balls in teaching sessions—they’re one of my favorite tools for transforming lessons into interactive, joyful experiences! Beach balls, in particular, are inexpensive, colorful, ...

What Reading Games Ignite a Love for Learning?

Using games in the learning process brings joy as well as a positive motivating factor into lessons.  Instead of bribing kids with external motivators such as candy and stickers, games ignite an i...

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...

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...

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...

How to Strengthen Executive Function for Students

Most teachers have excellent executive functioning skills, so when they come across students who struggle in this arena, they may have little compassion or patience. For many students, executive fu...

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...

Do I Have Dyslexia - Explaining Symptoms and Myths for Kids

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 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...

Executive Functioning Workbook: Fun Cognitive Flexibility Activities Build Adaptability and Problem-Solving for Kids

Let’s be real. Life doesn’t always go according to plan. One moment you’re deep in a math lesson, and the next, a surprise fire drill sends you outside… standing in the rain without a jacket. For k...

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...

Four Steps to Making Learning Fun

We’ve all heard the phrase “It’s all in the presentation,” and when it comes to teaching, this couldn’t be more true. The way a lesson is introduced can spark curiosity, ignite motivation, and tr...

9 Terrific Ways to Teach Inferences and Have Fun

Inferences or implied meanings are often subtle, hidden messages that can be challenging for many young learners to recognize and understand. They require abstract reasoning skills, and for concret...

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...

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 ...

Free Preposition Instruction with Pierre the Proposition Mouse

Making Prepositions Come Alive with Playful Teaching Recently, one of my students expressed confusion about prepositions — those small but mighty words that describe relationships between objects...

Why MPower Games Transform Struggling Learners

I am so excited to tell you about my publication, MPower: Cognitive Remedial Card Games! MPower offers a selection of multisensory sorting games that improve memory, processing speed, and multiple ...

Reaching All Types of Learners With Multisensory Teaching

One of the most common issues teachers struggle with is how to accommodate the multiple intelligences and diverse learning needs of their students. With as many as 12 different ways of processin...

The Magic of Humor - Bring the Silly into Student Sessions

Dr. Warren discusses the magic of bringing humor in the classroom and how it not only increases mood and motivation but, as the research suggests, it also improves academic achievement and learning...

Problems Using Academic Assignments or Homework as a Punishment

In the heat of the moment, it is not uncommon for both teachers and parents to assign academic work as a consequence of inappropriate behaviors. In addition, pleasurable breaks such as recess are o...

Teaching the Alphabet: Tailoring Instruction

One of my favorite things about being a learning specialist and educational therapist is creating a unique approach for each of my students.  Each learner comes with a one-of-a-kind set of strength...

Turning Homework Into Home Fun

Motivating students to complete homework assignments can be tricky. After a long day at school, few learners look forward to tackling academics in their free time.  So what can we do to make the ...

Superior Sight Word Mastery - A Breakthrough Proven Approach

For many struggling readers, sight words can seem like an impossible hurdle. Sight words are high-frequency words that are commonly seen when reading and used when writing.  Students are encourage...

Excellent Reading Comprehension: Developing the 3 Core Cognitive Skills

Every teacher would love to ignite a love for reading and nurture voracious readers, but simply teaching your students how to read and asking them to read each night isn't necessarily going to help...

Teaching Inferences To Students of All Levels While Having Fun

Implied meaning can be a tricky concept to master when students move from concrete to abstract ways of thinking.  However, learning implied meaning does not have to be difficult.  In fact, teaching...

11 Strategies to Make Homework Fun and Manageable

Doing homework after a long day of school can be a real backbreaker for many young learners! Downtime is both limited and cherished, so making assignments enticing is key. So, what can we do to mak...

How to Address Spelling Needs and Nurture Student Success

This week, I am thrilled to share a case study of a fabulous teacher named Kim from Cape Town in South Africa. Kim teaches a 3rd-grade class at a special needs school. The children range from 10...

Alphabetizing Exercises Help to Develop Memory and Organizational Skills

Alphabetizing may seem to be a simple childhood task, but it plays an important role in building lifelong learning strategies. When students practice alphabetizing, they strengthen organizational...

DIY 5 Paragraph Essay Templates: A Creative, Metacognitive Tool

Although there is a common formula to writing a five-paragraph essay, students soon learn that each teacher has their own unique preferences. I can remember a teacher who didn’t allow students to u...

3 Reliable Ways to Strengthen Hemisphere Integration

Most people know the saying: Two heads are better than one.  Similarly, one brain with two integrated hemispheres can be equally as powerful.  It is common knowledge that the brain has two hemisphe...

Self Advocacy - 5 Reasons this Skill Should be Taught

Self-advocacy is one of the most important skills struggling students can learn. Whether it is communicating with a teacher about the best learning approach, a needed testing modification, or a cl...

The Best Games to Engage Students on Zoom

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a blog entitled, How to Use Zoom for Video Tutoring, but this week, I wanted to share with you five fun, educational games I created for my students that you can pl...

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 ...

10 Easy Ways to Strengthen the Weaknesses Associated with Dyslexia

Dyslexia is the hot topic in education around the globe, and it is frequently featured in educational conferences, news articles, YouTube videos, and even movies. New estimates suggest that as many...

How to Teach Executive Functioning in Grades 1–6 (Fun + Practical Tips)

Discover how to teach executive functioning skills in a way kids love! This post shares playful strategies, engaging activities, and ready-to-use tools for elementary and middle school students—inc...

7 Main Causes of Reading and Spelling Difficulties

It is estimated that up to 10% of the general population struggles with dyslexia. While some studies call that a conservative estimate, many more people of all ages struggle to read and spell. ...