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
Apr 8, 20202 min read
Reading Fluency is Important
Reading easily makes reading more fun. People who read effortlessly, following the flow of sentences as they’d be spoken, have mastered...
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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
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
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...
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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
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
Mar 10, 20123 min read
Will My Child Always Be Dyslexic?
Research is ongoing regarding the neuro-pathways of our brains and how they can change with time and intervention, so you will get...
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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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Karen Fried
Oct 23, 20113 min read
The Frustrated Learner
The Frustration Profile article on my blog, which is about students with high verbal skills and weak motor skills, has gotten more hits...
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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
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
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
The connection between vision and learning problems
A parent emailed with this question: “George has had many eye exams, but his reading skills are still poor. I really want to find someone...
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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, 20101 min read
5 Tips for Fast Math
Make sure your child understands the concept Use Manipulatives ( beans, blocks, pennies) to help build the problems Use manipulative to...
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