Learning Lab Blog

April 28, 2022

How to Prepare For a Confident 2022/2023 School Year

The average student loses between 17 to 34 percent of the prior year’s learning gains during the summer break. Students who lose ground during summer are more likely to.

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April 28, 2022

The Neuroscience Behind Motivation & The Importance of Maintaining Academic Momentum

Motivation is the key to success for most young students. Achieving goals and learning requires plenty of motivation, especially for students with difficulties in reading, writing, and math. While.

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March 9, 2022

The Summer Slide Meets the COVID Slide

As more states reopen their school systems to the possibility of live, interactive classrooms, with or without masks and social distancing, educators are beginning to find out precisely what.

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March 9, 2022

Why Summer is a Crucial Time for Students

One character from Greek mythology who shows up frequently as a symbolic meme is Sisyphus. He was condemned by Zeus to spend eternity rolling a massive rock up a.

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February 18, 2022

Understanding Executive Functioning and Learning Differences

The human brain is the most complex natural organ yet discovered, so much so that it takes some high-level organization and specialized operations to run it. Our brains conduct.

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February 18, 2022

The Science of Reading: Structured Literacy vs. Balanced Literacy

It is estimated that dyslexia impacts about 20% of the general population. It begins with children, and if it is not identified and remedial steps have not begun by.

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January 27, 2022

The Wait-And-See Approach to Learning and Why It Never Works

Why the wait-and-see approach fails struggling readers and other children with learning differences  Key takeaways: A wait-and-see approach to learning can set up a child for a lifetime of.

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January 25, 2022

What Is the 3rd Grade Wall and What Does It Mean for Students With Dyslexia?

Why third grade can make or break a school career  Key takeaways: Third grade is when students go from “learning to read” to “reading to learn” Third-grade students should.

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December 8, 2021

The Learning Lab’s Core Values – Attitude of Gratitude: The Benefits of Dyslexia and ADHD

Why these learning differences are gifts  Key takeaways: The right hemisphere of the brain is 10% larger in children with dyslexia The right brain controls creativity, empathy, emotion, and.

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November 24, 2021

Learning Lab’s Core Values – Action Oriented: How to Set Realistic Goals for Children With Learning Differences

Setting S.M.A.R.T. goals for success  Key takeaways: We set S.M.A.R.T. goals We create short-term and long-term goals We ensure learning goals are attainable and realistic  We track progress and.

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