Executive Function

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Jun 252 min read

7 Engaging Activities for Parents to Foster Children's Self-Regulation Skills with Cognitivities

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Apr 304 min read

The Importance of Assessing Visual-Perceptual and Visual-Spatial Skills in Physical Education, SPED & Adapted PE

Lynne Kenney, PsyD & Alice Li, BS Boston College Recently an occupational therapist who attended our executive function workshop in...

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Apr 252 min read

Cognitivities™ for Better Self-Regulation, Response Inhibition, Memory, & Attention

Incorporate Music, Art, and Movement for Self-Regulation with Cognitivities.

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Mar 254 min read

The Music is Within Us: Building Self-Regulation Skills & Connection Through Music

When we think of music, often what comes to mind, is a song. We may think of Broadway musicals, Bach, or Taylor Swift. In our minds,...

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Jan 182 min read

Cognitive-Motor Activities For Better Executive Function, Self-Regulation & Learning in Children

Over the past 20 years, we have developed engaging cognitive-motor & executive function activities to help clinicians and educators who...

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Oct 28, 20233 min read

Power-Up Classroom Cognition with Music, Rhythm, and Motor Movement

Incorporating music, rhythm, and motor movement to strengthen executive function in children is an effective way to “Power-Up” children’s...

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Jul 14, 20233 min read

Physical Education and Physical Activity Improve Children’s Cognition, Achievement & Health

Physical Education (PhysEd) programs in elementary schools play a vital role in promoting learning, academic achievement, social skills,...

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Jul 2, 20234 min read

How Do Executive Function Skills Contribute to Reading Proficiency?

Executive Function Skills contribute to phonological processing, reading fluency, and reading comprehension. Neurobiological and...

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Jun 25, 20232 min read

How is the Cognitive Skill "Sequencing" Important in Reading and Math?

The role of executive function skills in reading and math is becoming better known in education. Understood in the clinical treatment of...

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Jun 17, 20232 min read

Why We Teach Crossing the Midline Activities in CogniSuite

Crossing the midline refers to the ability to reach across the body's vertical midline with one hand or foot to perform tasks on the...

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Mar 14, 20232 min read

Sensory-Motor and Perceptual-Motor Skills: What's the difference?

Sensory-motor skills and perceptual-motor skills are two closely related but distinct concepts in motor learning and performance....