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drlynnekenney
Apr 30, 20244 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...
drlynnekenney
Apr 25, 20242 min read
Cognitivities™ for Better Self-Regulation, Response Inhibition, Memory, & Attention
Incorporate Music, Art, and Movement for Self-Regulation with Cognitivities.
drlynnekenney
Jan 18, 20242 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...
drlynnekenney
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...
drlynnekenney
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,...
drlynnekenney
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...
drlynnekenney
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...
drlynnekenney
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...
drlynnekenney
Jul 24, 20226 min read
CogniSuite™ Executive Function Professional Development
Executive Function Skill deficits impact up to 80% of children ages 3-17 who have ADHD, Learning Difficulties, Dyslexia, Developmental...
drlynnekenney
Jun 24, 20221 min read
Let's Talk About Building Executive Function Skills - Video
While the rate of executive function deficits in the general population of school children is unknown, 40% of children with dyslexia have...
drlynnekenney
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...
drlynnekenney
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...
drlynnekenney
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,...
drlynnekenney
Aug 18, 20214 min read
5 Steps to Building Conceptual Thinking Skills in Numeracy
Teaching fundamental math skills is central to long-term enjoyment and success in math. Students with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and...