Mind and Movement Educational Therapy

Well thank goodness for this. There’s something to be said about good enough parenting. No parent is perfect, and we all make mistakes. But at the end of the day as long as you are their safe haven; and they feel seen, heard, and loved you are doing your job

Determination wins every time!

Read aloud together and have your kids read on their own.

If there is only one thing you can do with your children, let it be reading out loud to them, especially books at higher reading levels than they are capable of reading. It will enhance their understanding and develop vocabulary. It's a wonderful bonding experience, too.

Teletherapy fun!

This article has great suggestions for families to consider for the next three weeks. I hope everyone makes the most of this unexpected family time.

Reading works best for children when they are taught the sounds that letters make. Then they need to learn how to blend those sounds together to form words. And finally they need to repeat practice so that the words become automatic for the child. With this practice comes fluency and comprehension.

What studies are saying about having a strong hand grip. "Strengthening your child's hand grip with fine motor and hand writing activities can help ignite the left-side of the brain for higher skills processes like organization, completing tasks, remembering facts and details, emotional control, speech and language, expressive communication, and more."

Helping children develop memory skills is a key component of therapy. The more they memorize the better they get a it, just like riding a bike.

Here's a little interesting trivia!

I love this picture!

Interesting experiment.

Play is how children experiment and make sense of the world around them. Enjoy your day and let them play! #413Reads #413Plays

In my practice, I see my home school clients are receiving penmanship lessons but not so much for regular schooled students. It really matters. Improvement in students' letter formation leads to positive outcomes for literacy development.

This video explains patterns to words that are often considered exceptions. The longer I do therapy the more of these patterns show themselves to me that I never thought of before. Fascinating!

I know I don't remember what I read as well as I should when I read on a tablet. Give me a book!

Students with dysgraphia keep showing up at my office door. This short report was helpful.Is it a growing phenomenon or are kids not getting taught penmanship?

#growthmindset via @principal_el

This is an example of someone who has Dysgraphia. Some of my clients have this disability. There is help for this learning difficulty.

#DyslexiaRevolution

"That the right brain develops first is pertinent information for those in the field of education, as well as parents, regarding what is developmentally appropriate. Pushing literacy and numeracy on children before age seven may just be harmful to their little, developing brains. "

Children needs lots of time to do their "work".

So hard not to do but so true

Chores and work ethic

Reading books together is the best!

The art of the relationship.

The best predictor of a child destined for later reading failure is a child who lacks age-appropriate phonemic awareness. The lack of phonemic awareness is the core and causal factor separating normal readers from disabled readers Keith Stanovich NIH Researcher