education | Dr. Lynne Kenney

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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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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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Apr 4, 20231 min read

BIG BUDS Kindness and Respect Activity - FREE Download

Our esteemed colleagues Kyle Bragg and Megaera Regan are at Shape America Seattle this week. They have been tweeting about teaching...

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Jun 11, 20228 min read

Executive Functions are Cognitive Skills and Cognitive Skills Can Be Learned!

This is my favorite quote from our work at Wellington-Alexander Center, "Executive Functions are Cognitive Skills and Cognitive Skills...

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Mar 12, 20222 min read

30+ Physical Activity Programs + Resources for Parents, Teachers, Principals & Clinicians

We know that physical activity is beneficial for health, stress reduction, social relationships, and cognition. Yet, our children are...

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Oct 12, 20215 min read

The Importance of Rhythmic Coordinative Beat-Based Movement to Engage Executive Functions

Research in the past 20 years has shown a meaningful relationship between moving in time to a beat and symptomology in ADHD, Autism,...