by carol | Jun 4, 2012 | blog, news
“Throughout elementary school to where I was last summer as a college sophmore, I had noticed some issues with my reading skills. When reading an assignment in class, I noticed that I was usually always one of the last or the last person to finish reading....
by cblack | Mar 20, 2012 | blog, news
My daughter Rose has Down Syndrome and is 11. She seemed to have gotten “stuck” in her learning this last year, at least as evidenced by “MAP” testing at school. These are the tests that they give at the beginning of the year, in December, and...
by cblack | Feb 26, 2012 | blog, news
The role of working memory in learning. Working memory is a stronger predictor of personal and academic success than IQ. But what is working memory? You are using it right now as you read this article and remember the information. Working memory is our ability...
by cblack | Feb 15, 2012 | blog, news
Rory is an incredibly bright ten year old whose logic skills are amazing. However, one minute he’s “on” and the next he’s “off.” Attention issues….maybe…but probably not. You see his working memory literally stops...
by cblack | Oct 17, 2011 | blog, news
Presentation by Carol Brown For the last 20 years, we have known the brain is not static but has plasticity- it can change! Today we are going to look at a systematic approach for increasing that potential. Each of us has strengths and challenge areas. However, our...
by cblack | Oct 17, 2011 | blog, news
Presentation by Carol Brown Program Description: Over the last 20 years, research on brain development has changed our understanding and perspective on how the brain works. The evidence is overwhelming and now accepted that the brain and IQ are not stagnant but can be...