We work with students who are incredibly bright and have many interesting ideas to share, but are frustrated because their grades just don’t reflect their true capabilities. Sometimes, that comes down to underdeveloped executive functioning skills, which we like to...
Many students struggle with contextual writing and the writing process as a whole. At Language & Learning, we use an acronym called UPOWER to help students tackle the writing process strategically. U: Use the Prompt Many students have trouble understanding and...
Many of our students have trouble explaining information. Why is this? Is it because they do not understand what they are talking about? Not necessarily. To understand the “why,” we need to understand the context of what is expected from them. As students progress...
Writing may be particularly troublesome for students with language difficulties for a number of reasons, including its demands on spelling, sentence formulation, working memory, word retrieval, language organization, and linguistic executive functioning skills. At...
This cloud-based software is a favorite of mine for students who struggle with any number of aspects of written language. It is a particularly useful tool for students who struggle with expressive language formulation and syntax, word retrieval, vocabulary, encoding...
Even though research is inconclusive about cognitive training apps, they are still a great way to get your child thinking about and using cognitive-linguistic strategies1. The opportunity for your child to see how using strategies can help improve his/her score and...
