I find it can be hard to articulate the differences between ADHD and sensory processing issues. They share many overlapping… Continue Reading »
Free Webinar: Executive Function and Goal Setting
Executive function is a framework for understanding every student’s own combination of strengths and challenges. These strengths and challenges can… Continue Reading »
Executive Function and Reading
Executive function plays a role in reading beginning in preschool when students are first developing their relationship with language and text.… Continue Reading »
Quick Tip: Productivity Hacks for Kids
The website Life Hacker just came out with a great list of concentration hacks for kids! I’ll share a few… Continue Reading »
Teaching When You Have ADHD
The SMARTS Executive Function Curriculum has been helping students with ADHD and learning differences for a long time—long enough to… Continue Reading »
Quick Tip: Use Photographs to Show Students How to Organize
I can’t count the number times I’ve asked a student, “Why isn’t your desk organized?” And they have looked at me,… Continue Reading »
Children’s Book Authors with Dyslexia
We’ve previously discussed the importance of helping students with dyslexia find books that feature protagonists who face the same challenges… Continue Reading »
Starting the Year Organized
How do your students’ backpacks look right now? Pretty organized I would bet. They haven’t been given too many papers… Continue Reading »
SMARTS is CHADD’S Innovative Program of the Year!
We are excited to announce that SMARTS has been named the 2018 Innovative Program of the Year by CHADD, a… Continue Reading »
4 Steps to Help Students Learn from Their Mistakes
While there is no way to take away the sting of poor grades and dashed hopes, there are ways we… Continue Reading »