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.
top of page
Search
Karen Fried
Mar 24, 20174 min read
How To Help a Perfectionist Finish Schoolwork
Sarah’s son, Todd, is a perfectionist who spends hours doing his homework. He gets upset whenever he doesn’t like his work and tears it...
3 views0 comments
Karen Fried
Jan 24, 20175 min read
Flexible Thinking Wonder Wheel: Guide your child’s thinking
Flexible thinking and problem solving are key components of learning. We are constantly presented with questions needing an answer. “What...
9 views0 comments
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...
0 views0 comments
Karen Fried
Feb 28, 20162 min read
Strong Visual Spatial Skills but Struggling to Read
Emma is a hardworking fifth grader who struggles to read. She is clearly bright, so both her parents and teachers wonder why she is not...
1 view0 comments
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. ...
0 views0 comments
Karen Fried
Oct 30, 20142 min read
How Do You Teach Executive Functioning to a Rigid Child?
Today I spoke to a mom of a 10 year old who is struggling in school. This student, Ben, is a bright boy who had been diagnosed with ADHD...
2 views0 comments
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...
2 views0 comments
Karen Fried
May 20, 20142 min read
How DO you Teach Children with Learning Challenges?
Effective teaching requires a connection between the teacher and the student. This is especially true when a child has a learning...
1 view0 comments
Karen Fried
May 2, 20143 min read
Language Organization Skills Blend Executive Functioning and Language Skills To Help Us Communicate
Language and the ability to share thoughts is a basic skill. Children who struggle to organize their ideas miss many opportunities for...
5 views0 comments
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...
0 views0 comments
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,...
1 view0 comments
Karen Fried
May 28, 20134 min read
Executive Functioning Skills: How To Get Your Child To Follow The Plan
The coach comes, plans are made, checklists are created with extensive “TO DOs” and then what? Nothing! Students with executive...
0 views0 comments
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...
2 views0 comments
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...
0 views0 comments
Karen Fried
Jan 6, 20135 min read
Mastering Executive Functioning Skills Requires Grit and Resilience
by Melissa Mullin Ph.D. Executive functioning skills enable students to manage their workload and plan for the future. These skills allow...
5 views0 comments
Karen Fried
Dec 6, 20122 min read
What Does It Mean To Have Weak Executive Functioning Skills?
Many middle school children have difficulty with executive functioning skills. What does this really mean? For many of the students that...
0 views0 comments
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...
1 view0 comments
Karen Fried
Sep 24, 20122 min read
Executive Functioning Workbook
By Melissa Mullin, Ph.D. and Karen Fried, PysD. Planning, organizing and following through on your plans require strong executive...
3 views0 comments
Karen Fried
May 19, 20123 min read
Summer and Executive Functioning Skills
Summer is a great time to catch up on material your child may not have mastered during the school year. Teaching reading, writing, or...
0 views0 comments
bottom of page