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Posted March 3, 2017 by Michael Greschler

I’m Jamie Cutler, marketing director for the SMARTS Online curriculum, and recently I had the opportunity to be an observer in a classroom...

Posted March 2, 2017 by elizsross

There are thousands of articles that will tell you how you can “hack” your life to be more productive, happy, successful, etc...

Posted February 28, 2017 by Michael Greschler

Students benefit from explicit strategies to boost reading comprehension. Once a student has mastered his or her A, B, C’s, the challenge is...

Posted February 23, 2017 by elizsross

When people discuss dyslexia, they mostly talk about difficulty with reading. However, writing can be just as challenging for a person with...

Posted February 21, 2017 by Michael Greschler

It seems everywhere you look that research being done by neuroscientists is revolutionizing our understanding of how our brains help, or hurt, our...

Posted February 14, 2017 by Michael Greschler

Advanced research in learning differences, whether it’s a functional MRI or a behavioral genetic study, is only valuable when teachers can...

Posted February 9, 2017 by elizsross

For the longest time there has been an unfortunate bias towards diagnosing and treating more boys for ADHD than girls. While we now know that...

Posted February 7, 2017 by Michael Greschler

When I ask students about the strategies they use to study for a test, I often hear responses such as, “I read my notes six times” or...

Posted February 2, 2017 by elizsross

Hearing a child say, “I’m dumb,” is one of the most upsetting things to hear as a parent or educator. Unfortunately, when a...

Posted January 31, 2017 by Michael Greschler

Anxiety is a pervasive mental health crisis. In fact, one in five students will be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Considering the fact that...

Posted January 26, 2017 by elizsross

Everyone wants to be sensitive to a child who is struggling with ADHD. But the reality of the situation is that interacting with a student with...

Posted January 24, 2017 by elizsross

ADHD is not a gift…but it can come with gifts. If you’re tuned in to any social media, you will have bumped into the ADHD exemplars...