Executive Function 101 e-Book [downloadable]
Each of us navigates daily life — learning, work, recreation and relationships — thanks to intrinsic skills called executive functions. Read more >>
Bullying and Youth with Disabilities and Special Health Needs [downloadable]
Children with disabilities—such as physical, developmental, intellectual, emotional, and sensory disabilities—are at an increased risk of being bullied. Any number of factors— physical vulnerability, social skill challenges, or intolerant environments—may increase the risk. Research suggests that some children with disabilities Read more >>
What Every Parent Should Know About Working Memory
Think about the series of commands you might give your child on a school night: “It’s time for bed! Put away your toys, change into your PJs, and brush your teeth!” Maybe your child put away his toys and got Read more >>
Helping Kids with Executive Functioning Issues Manage Behavior [presentation]
An important aspect of developing Executive Functioning (EF) skills is the ability to manage oneself and one’s behavior. This session covers EF and the relationship of the mind and body in developing self-awareness. Learn strategies to increase self-monitoring and self-regulation Read more >>
Does your child have a hard time keeping one bit of information in mind while he’s doing something else? For example, if he’s helping make spaghetti and the phone rings, does he forget he needs to go back and keep Read more >>
Anxiety and the Twice-Exceptional Child [presentation]
Students who are twice-exceptional have unique challenges. They often experience anxiety as a result of some of those challenges. Read more >>
The Un-Tech Gift Guide for Kids with ADHD
For the 2018 holiday season, ADDitude Magazine has published The Un-Tech Gift Guide for Kids with ADHD with 18 low-tech gift ideas that “will delight and entertain even the most busy, creative, curious children.” Read more >>
When Kids Can’t Read: Word Attack Skills for Struggling Readers [presentation]
In this community education session for educators, Lisa Parnello discusses how to identify a student with word attack struggles and offers helpful strategies that can make them a more successful reader. This class includes easy-to-implement methods to help students with Read more >>
Learn the Signs: Information for Early Childhood Educators [web resource]
From birth to 5 years, children should reach milestones in how they play, learn, speak, act and move. As an early childhood educator, you are a valuable resource to parents! CDC’s “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” (LTSAE) has free research-based, Read more >>
Interactive Panel: Growing Up with Learning & Attention Issues
A panel of adults who grew up with learning and attention differences and have become successful in their work share their perspectives about who and what made a difference for them and how they found their ‘niche’ in work and Read more >>
