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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.
Read MoreApril 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.
Read MoreMarch 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.
Read MoreMarch 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.
Read MoreFebruary 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.
Read MoreFebruary 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.
Read MoreJanuary 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.
Read MoreJanuary 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.
Read MoreDecember 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.
Read MoreNovember 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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