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November 25, 2015 - No Comments
The WPPSI-IV is composed of 10 core subtests and 5 additional subtests for children ages 4 years through 7 years
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
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October 29, 2015 - No Comments
Verbal working memory involves the ability to remember something and to perform an activity using this memory. This skill
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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
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October 19, 2015 - No Comments
Attention, Concentration, and Inhibition skills are often grouped together because of their strong overlap with one another. Attention and Concentration
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October 16, 2015 - No Comments
What are Metacognition skills? Metacognition refers to a child’s awareness about his or her own learning process and chosen strategies
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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
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October 9, 2015 - No Comments
Response inhibition is the conscious choice to ignore other stimuli (mental or environmental) that would detract from the attention
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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
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September 17, 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 to
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April 3, 2015 - No Comments
Reading both to and with your child is one of the greatest opportunities for teaching and
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February 7, 2014 - No Comments
If you are the parent of a 5-, 10-, or 15-year old (or anywhere in between) you’ve probably noticed that