Blog - Page 11 of 32

Posted December 19, 2018 by elizsross

Classroom reading groups, common to most elementary classrooms, can be unpleasant experiences for many students and may not be as effective as we...

Posted December 12, 2018 by elizsross

Emotional regulation can be one of the most challenging aspects of ADHD. To help students with ADHD develop strategies for managing their...

Posted December 5, 2018 by Michael Greschler

The next time one of your students complains about having to practice the piano, just tell them that they are also boosting their executive...

Posted November 28, 2018 by Michael Greschler

Is the best planner paper or electronic? Should I get a daily planner or one that displays the whole month? What color planner is most effective?...

Posted November 21, 2018 by Michael Greschler

From all of us at the SMARTS Executive Function Curriculum Team, a very happy Thanksgiving! We hope you find time for reflection while you’re...

Posted November 19, 2018 by elizsross

With Thanksgiving just days away, I wanted to share an article from Understood.org that covers the difficulties kids with ADHD and attention...

Posted November 14, 2018 by elizsross

I find it can be hard to articulate the differences between ADHD and sensory processing issues. They share many overlapping symptoms and students...

Posted November 7, 2018 by Michael Greschler

Executive function is a framework for understanding every student’s own combination of strengths and challenges. These strengths and challenges...

Posted October 31, 2018 by Michael Greschler

Executive function plays a role in reading beginning in preschool when students are first developing their relationship with language and text. In...

Posted October 24, 2018 by elizsross

The website Life Hacker just came out with a great list of concentration hacks for kids! I’ll share a few of my favorites, but you should...

Posted October 17, 2018 by Michael Greschler

The SMARTS Executive Function Curriculum has been helping students with ADHD and learning differences for a long time—long enough to see some of...

Posted October 10, 2018 by elizsross

I can’t count the number times I’ve asked a student, “Why isn’t your desk organized?” And they have looked at me, with honesty and confusion in...