Slow processing speed can be due to more than just weak motor skills. Sarah’s experience highlights some of the more complex factors that...

Effective teaching requires a connection between the teacher and the student. This is especially true when a child has a learning...

Language and the ability to share thoughts is a basic skill. Children who struggle to organize their ideas miss many opportunities for...

You know the “Rusher”. This is the student who rushes through his or her work without reading the full directions, makes careless...

Visual learners think in images. Verbal learners think primarily in words. Visual learners see the whole picture all at once allowing...

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,...

Last week Mrs. Smith came to visit me and discuss her daughter, Sarah. Sarah is in seventh grade and has been struggling all year. Last...

The coach comes, plans are made, checklists are created with extensive “TO DOs” and then what?  Nothing! Students with executive...

Executive Functioning refers to the skills that help you organize, plan and execute a task. If you would like to discover your own...

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...

by Melissa Mullin Ph.D. Executive functioning skills enable students to manage their workload and plan for the future. These skills allow...

Many middle school children have difficulty with executive functioning skills. What does this really mean? For many of the students that...

Dysgraphia refers to difficulty writing. Most people with dysgraphia have a hard time holding a pencil or pen. The awkward pencil grip...

Brad was a third grader who has struggled with reading since first grade. His teacher shared with his parents that he is easily...

By Melissa Mullin, Ph.D. and Karen Fried, PysD. Planning, organizing and following through on your plans require strong executive...

Summer is a great time to catch up on material your child may not have mastered during the school year. Teaching reading, writing, or...

Research is ongoing regarding the neuro-pathways of our brains and how they can change with time and intervention, so you will get...

Metacognition is thinking about thinking, knowing “what we know” and “what we don’t know.”  This means students take time to think about...

Finding the right intervention to help your child increase his processing speed and writing skills is worth the effort. There are...

The Frustration Profile article on my blog, which is about students with high verbal skills and weak motor skills, has gotten more hits...