March 2018 - SMARTS

Posted March 29, 2018 by elizsross

When I was in school, I absolutely despised writing papers. In my head I knew what I wanted to say, but somehow my words always got jumbled up...

Posted March 27, 2018 by elizsross

As a student with dyslexia, spelling was the bane of my existence. (Honestly, I still am a terrible speller!) Fortunately, there are lots of...

Posted March 22, 2018 by Michael Greschler

What do Kinko’s founder Paul Orfalea, the prominent financier Charles Schwab, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Mike Peters have in...

Posted March 20, 2018 by elizsross

Everyone knows that students with ADHD have a hard time sitting still. But telling a child with ADHD to sit still is actually detrimental to their...

Posted March 15, 2018 by Michael Greschler

I am so pleased to announce the release of the 2nd edition of Executive Function in Education: From Theory to Practice. When I edited the first...

Posted March 13, 2018 by Michael Greschler

While ADHD and anxiety disorders have very different causes and treatments, it can be hard sometimes to tell them apart. Some students exhibit...

Posted March 8, 2018 by elizsross

Mentoring is a powerful way to engage all students. At SMARTS, we believe a peer mentoring or coaching approach can be especially transformative...

Posted March 1, 2018 by Michael Greschler

When first starting SMARTS with a new group of students, I’ll ask them, “What is executive function?” Often a student will say that executive...

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