Building Executive Functioning Skills May Be the Best Intervention for Increasing Processing Speed.
What does it mean to have a processing speed dysfunction? Do EF skills impact processing speed? Learn how processing speed issues can vary.
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Karen Fried
Sep 25, 20181 min read
Processing Speed Overview and Interventions
Processing speed is a skill that underlies much of what we do each day. Students who process information slowly are at a disadvantage in...
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Karen Fried
Sep 28, 20172 min read
How to Address the Written Aspect of Processing Speed
.. Processing speed is one of the most frustrating and misunderstood learning disabilities. Many students with slow processing speed are...
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Karen Fried
Oct 18, 20163 min read
Increase Verbal Processing Speed
Does your child struggle to process information quickly? Have you witnessed your child trying to explain what he means only to “talk...
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Karen Fried
Aug 23, 20164 min read
Working Memory Strategies
Dear Melissa, My daughter is in 9th grade and has low working memory and slow processing speed. We discovered in 4th grade that she may...
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Karen Fried
Aug 18, 20164 min read
How to Help a Gifted Student who has Average Processing Speed and Working Memory Skills
I love my son and I want to make sure that he has everything he needs to succeed in school and in life. Last year I had to work hard to...
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Karen Fried
Aug 9, 20165 min read
Classroom Accommodations
Understanding students educational needs and will help teachers create productive classroom accommodations. There are many types of...
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Karen Fried
Mar 17, 20164 min read
Tips to Develop Flexible Thinking Skills
“I can’t do it! It’s wrong!” Nicole announces loudly. Tears are followed by the declaration that the book is wrong. Nicole is adamant...
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Karen Fried
Dec 5, 20155 min read
Great Book on Processing Speed
Bright Kids Who Can’t Keep Up by Ellen Braaten, Ph.D. and Brian Willoughby, Ph.D. (2014) is the first book I have found that gives both...
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Karen Fried
Nov 10, 20154 min read
Working Memory and Processing Speed
Working memory skills are used for all learning tasks. A child with weak working memory skills has to work harder than other students to...
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Karen Fried
Apr 30, 20153 min read
“I want to be like him!”
Bryce wants to be like his friend who is excellent at soccer, can memorize anything quickly and always has a witty comment to share. So...
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Karen Fried
Feb 19, 20154 min read
Writing Workshops for Students with High Verbal Skills and Slow Processing Speed
Many parents have written to me in response to my post about the Frustration Profile: High Verbal Skills with Low Processing Speed. ...
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Karen Fried
Jul 8, 20144 min read
Slow Processing Speed…Is It Due to Weak Motor Skills, Weak Auditory Processing Skills, or Weak Executive Functioning Skills?
Slow processing speed can be due to more than just weak motor skills. Sarah’s experience highlights some of the more complex factors that...
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Karen Fried
Jan 26, 20145 min read
Do visual learners have more difficulty with language organization than verbal learners?
Visual learners think in images. Verbal learners think primarily in words. Visual learners see the whole picture all at once allowing...
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Karen Fried
Sep 20, 20134 min read
How Does A Low Processing Speed Score Affect My Child?
Question: My 16 year old son has just had an evaluation and he was given the following scores on the test: PRI 132, VCI 130, WMI 110,...
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Karen Fried
Mar 17, 20131 min read
Find your Executive Functioning Strengths and Weakness with our FREE QUIZ
Executive Functioning refers to the skills that help you organize, plan and execute a task. If you would like to discover your own...
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Karen Fried
Feb 22, 20134 min read
Processing Speed Issues Are Challenging at All Ages
Sara is now 22 years old and still struggling with processing speed issues. Here is Sara’s story: "When I was 12 years old, I was...
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Karen Fried
Nov 9, 20122 min read
Dysgraphia: Difficulty Writing
Dysgraphia refers to difficulty writing. Most people with dysgraphia have a hard time holding a pencil or pen. The awkward pencil grip...
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Karen Fried
Oct 11, 20122 min read
504 Accommodations: Extra Time on Tests
Brad was a third grader who has struggled with reading since first grade. His teacher shared with his parents that he is easily...
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Karen Fried
Oct 28, 20114 min read
Finding the Right Intervention to Increase Processing Speed
Finding the right intervention to help your child increase his processing speed and writing skills is worth the effort. There are...
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