Educational Games

Almost all elementary students experience some letter, number and word reversals, but for some, it is a pervasive problem. Many of these students have symptoms of dyslexia or visual processing weaknesses, and they need to develop learning strategies and exercise visual processing and recognition to a point of automaticity... #dyslexia #reversals #letterreversals #readingreversals

Over the years, when I have worked with struggling readers, I have found that they all come with knowledge as well as knowledge gaps. In fact, each student presents their own unique patchwork of knowns and unknowns. I believe that it is my job to quickly evaluate, uncover, and fill the pits an pockets so I can forge a strong foundation and play catchup to a forward bounding curriculum... #readingassessment #readingevaluation #readingtest

Over the years, I have witnessed many students that struggle to learn these foundational skills to resist the process, exhibit anxiety and begin to question their own intelligence. This is why coming up with a new approach to teaching multiplication and division facts was one of my first priorities when I opened my educational therapy practice 20 years ago... #multiplication #timestables #multiplicationstrategies #learnmultiplication

Over the years, I have also witnessed many students that struggle to learn these foundational skills to resist the process, exhibit anxiety and begin to question their own intelligence. This is why coming up with a new approach to teaching multiplication and division facts was one of my first priorities when I opened my educational therapy practice 20 years ago... #multiplication #timestables #multiplicationstrategies

Having a great school year is largely determined by a student’s ability to plan out their day, manage their time and stick to a routine. In other words, they need to have well developed executive functioning skills... #backtoschool #executivefunctioning #gettingorganizedforschool

Fun with Fractions PowerPoint

In my practice as a learning specialist and educational therapist, I quickly learned that games were the secret weapon to learning. Candy, toys and other bribing forces trigger limited and brief bursts of motivation, but sparking a love for learning remains the bullseye. Everyone loves to play a game, and when instruction incorporates creative and multisensory merriment to combat and obliterate learning fatigue and frustration, even the most discouraged learners will rise to the…

Real Numbers Following Directions - Math Vocabulary – Good Sensory Learning - This compilation of 5 engaging, fun activities helps to develop and strengthen students' language processing skills as well as their understanding of math vocabulary including the real numbers. #realnumbers #realnumbersactivities

There are a number of core cognitive skills that support one's capacity to listen: Attention - Attention is the ability to tune into information, sensations, and perceptions that are relevant in the moment. Working memory - Working memory is a cognitive function that enables students to recall and use relevant information to complete an activity. It also enables learners to hold multiple pieces of information in the mind and manipulate them....

This publication offers a cartoon-like PP presentation that teaches students the concept of adding and subtracting integers. It also offers a PDF with fun activities and games. It's a multisensory and mindful method for teaching integers that your students will be sure to love! #integers #integerlesson #integerinstruction #integerhandouts #integerpowerpoint

Following Directions Worksheets Intermediate | Good Sensory Learning This intermediate workbook offers another colorful digital download that was created and student tested to offer fun and engaging activities that improve language processing skills. $ #followingdirections #listeningskills #followingdirectionshandouts #followingdirectionsactivities

main idea and details game |Good Sensory Learn – Good Sensory Learning - Hey, What's the Big Idea is another wonderful word game created by Dr. Erica Warren that helps improve language skills, word recall, and categorizing abilities. Students learn about and apply the concepts of main ideas and details which is fundamental in reading and writing! #mainideas #mainideasanddetails #mainideagame

Writing Game For Kids | 5 Ws Detectives – Good Sensory Learning - This delightful sentence game helps players solve silly cases by defining who did it, what they did, when it was it done, and why. Players work against time to solve clues, fill in the data, and then write a sentence to summarize their findings. #5ws #fivews #elementarywriting

Holiday Following Directions Activities | Good Sensory Learning Here is a fun bundle of following direction activities that feature different holidays throughout the school year. Celebreat the holiday while building language processing skills! #followingdirections #followingdirectionsholidays #holidayactivities

Here is a comprehensive bundle of games and activities that help to build and strengthen higher order language skills. Great for therapists and parents too. #higherorderlanguage #inferneces #mainideasanddetails

4 Types Of Sentences Worksheets - Embedded Memory Strategies – Good Sensory Learning - This downloadable PDF document offers a unique, fun and creative explanation for the four types of sentences. Hand-drawn, cartoon characters offer a comic-book-like explanation for imperative sentences, declarative sentences, exclamatory sentences, and interrogative sentences... #fourtypesofsentences #4sentencetypes #foursentencetypes