By Megan Hughes, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist With summer quickly approaching, many of us are looking forward to summertime fun, sun, and NO SCHOOL! But summer also means less structure and not enough activities that focus on learning. Kids often return to...
1. What are their qualifications? Does your prospective tutor have a degree in Education or Speech-Language Pathology? Many do not. It is important to choose a tutor who is trained in identifying underlying missing links that may be contributing factors to your...
To visualize means to create a mental image, or to imagine. As a learning strategy, visualizing helps improve a child's concept imagery, as well as their ability to retain information, follow complex directions, communicate thoughts in an organized manner, express...
For many students, the learning event is enjoyable, but figuring out how to process the information they receive in class and act upon it is often difficult. Organizing one’s responsibilities and tasks is referred to as executive functioning. Often, in elementary...
“Open the bigger present first and then the blue present. But — wait! First I want you to give the present with the small bow to Grandma!” What “concepts” are important for your child to understand? As a speech-language pathologist, I always want to know whether or...
I love the start of a new school year! There is something about the new pencils, folders, and the excitement of my students that makes it one of my favorite times. Along with a clean slate can come new expectations. One of those expectations might be to complete...