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WIAT III

November 19, 2015 - No Comments

The WIAT III is an educational assessment. It is a collection of 16 subtests designed to measure a child’s academic

What are Fine Motor Skills?

October 20, 2015 - No Comments

What are Fine Motor Skills? Fine motor movements involve grasping and manipulating objects with one’s hands.  Fine motor skills require

What are Visual Motor and Visual Perceptual Skills?

October 15, 2015 - No Comments

What are visual motor and visual perceptual skills? Visual perceptual skills can be defined as the skills necessary for your

What are Expressive Language Skills?

October 15, 2015 - No Comments

What are Expressive Language skills? Expressive language skills can be defined as the skills necessary to form thoughts and express

What is Visual Spatial Working Memory?

October 14, 2015 - No Comments

What is Visual Spatial Working Memory? The term “Memory” is used in casual conversation to generally describe an individual’s capacity

What is Sustained Attention?

October 14, 2015 - No Comments

Sustained attention refers to the ability to focus on one or more items for a necessary duration of time

What is Task Initiation?

October 13, 2015 - No Comments

What is Task Initiation? Task initiation is a skill that is important for children throughout development in school as

How Does Processing Speed Impact Academics?

October 13, 2015 - No Comments

  How does processing speed impact academics? Processing speed involves the ability to process information quickly, without requiring a

What is Task Persistence in Children?

October 12, 2015 - No Comments

What is Task Persistence in children? Task Persistence is a skill that is important for children throughout development in

Training and Medication on Working Memory in Children with ADHD

October 9, 2015 - No Comments

A  study published in “Applied Cognitive Psychology” describes the long-term impact of working memory training with video-game like materials compared

What is Response Inhibition?

October 9, 2015 - No Comments

Response inhibition is the conscious choice to ignore other stimuli (mental or environmental) that would detract from the attention

Recommended Physical Activity to Improve Academic Skills and Executive Functioning

September 27, 2015 - No Comments

Summer is a great time for outdoor sports. As you may already know, physical activity is good for the body