Middle School Students Need Strong Organizational Skills
“How do I help my middle schooler who doesn’t write down assignments, hand in reports or turn in papers that need to be signed!?” asked a...
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Karen Fried
Sep 15, 20114 min read
How To Build Flexible Thinking Skills
Does your child have trouble when his routine changes? Is it hard for him to adjust when he wants to do something one way and the...
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Karen Fried
Jun 14, 20112 min read
Setting Summer Goals Helps Build Executive Functioning Skills
Summer is the time to relax and reflect. What went well this year? What could have been better? What can your child improve on for next...
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Karen Fried
May 25, 20111 min read
Excellent Reading Comprehension, But Slow Reading Rate
Alex* has strong verbal comprehension and perceptual reasoning skills. Her excellent reading and comprehension skills make her a strong...
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Karen Fried
May 18, 20113 min read
Helping Students Get Serious About Writing: The Five-Stage Writing Process
Learning how to write well can be a challenge for many students. I am pleased to be able to share with you an article by Heather Hoffman....
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Karen Fried
May 5, 20111 min read
Easy Family Science Experiments: Just for Fun!
Check this out: Scientific American is posting a month-long series of family science experiments. My son and I watched the video of the...
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Karen Fried
May 4, 20112 min read
Learning and Stress Can Be Related
Stress is a major factor for many students these days. Students who have a learning disability have to work harder than their typical...
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Karen Fried
Apr 27, 20114 min read
Teaching Tony to Read: Session 3
By Christie NEWSFLASH Today was my third Targeted Reading session with Tony. Just like when I arrived for our previous session, Tony...
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Karen Fried
Apr 21, 20114 min read
Teaching Tony To Read: Session 2
By Christy NEWSFLASH When I arrived for my second Targeted Reading session with Tony, he jumped up out of his chair and ran over to me to...
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Karen Fried
Apr 15, 20112 min read
Executive Functioning and Self-Control
Self-control is the ability to delay gratification. This is important in the development of executive functioning skills for many...
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Karen Fried
Apr 8, 20114 min read
How to Teach Reading Skills: Teaching Tony To Read Lesson 1
How Do You Teach Reading? This is a question I get from many parents. The answer is: it depends on why the child is struggling to read....
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Karen Fried
Mar 27, 20114 min read
The Frustration Profile: Strong Verbal Skills with Slow Processing Speed
Glen* is a third grader who was brought to testing to determine the best teaching style for him. Testing revealed that Glen’s overall...
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Karen Fried
Feb 25, 20114 min read
How to Select the Best School For Your Child
Greatschools.com has numerous articles addressing school issues. When I began to outline the areas to consider in selecting a school, I...
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Karen Fried
Jan 20, 20117 min read
TRUST YOUR GUT: One mother’s experience with Sensory Integration Dysfunction
This was written by Victoria W. about her son when he was young. As she shared her story with me, I asked if I could post her article on...
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Karen Fried
Nov 23, 20102 min read
Fun Educational Games
Fun Games that Promote Thinking While researching educational products to help students learn thinking skills, I came across some great...
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Karen Fried
Nov 21, 20102 min read
How Does Processing Speed Affect Learning?
Processing Speed What most parents ask me is,” What does this mean for my child? Why is this important?” There is now an overload of...
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Karen Fried
Nov 21, 20101 min read
How Do Visual Skills Affect Reading?
Many parents ask me what they can do at home to help their child with reading skills. Schools have been stressing phonic skills (rightly...
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Karen Fried
Nov 21, 20103 min read
Spelling Tips
"My child’s reading fluency has really improved! When can I expect to see an improvement in his spelling?" This recent question from a...
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