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There is a Chinese proverb that says, “Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.” As a Learning Specialist, one of...

Parents often ask me how they can best support their children in school. Without question, the most important thing you can do is provide...

What does it mean to be metacognitive? Metacognition refers to the ability to acquire, retain and transfer new knowledge. Human brains...

Recently I had the opportunity to spend time reading interesting research on the importance of academic background knowledge for student...

We constantly use active working memory skills. Every time we solve a problem, we use working memory skills. Every time a student solves...

Summer is the time for students to take a break from the routine of daily lessons in school and to partake of activities they do not...

A critical component of a growth mindset is the understanding that mistakes and failure are part of the learning process and are not a...

A recent book, The Learning Habit, (Pressman, Pressman and Jackson, 2015) highlights a study conducted over a three year period...

Studies focusing on how children learn are making it more and more clear that not all children learn in the same way and not all children...

We look forward to summer in a big way. Most of us relish the time when schedules are lighter, daylight is longer and time seems to slow...