Feedback Frequency with Children

What do you think is the best feedback frequency with children when learning a motor task?  Previous research with adults indicates that providing feedback 100% of the time when learning a new task is less effective than when less feedback is provided.  In addition, previous research has indicated that children with cerebral palsy benefit from […]

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Fine Motor Skills and Math

Fine motor skills and math abilities in children have been investigated by researchers to determine their associations with one another.

Fine motor skills and math abilities in children have been investigated by researchers to determine their associations with one another. Do fine motor skill abilities effect the development of math skills? Is the development of math skills associated with fine motor skill development? Fine Motor Skills as a Predictor of Math Skills One study examined […]

Self-Regulation Activities for Elementary Students When Stressed or Emotional

By teaching self-regulation activities for elementary students they can be taught to self calm and get their minds and bodies ready to learn.

Are in search of easy to implement self-regulation activities for elementary students? When we, or our kids, are “triggered” and stuck in distress, worry, upset, anger, frustration, trauma, we are dis-integrated.  There’s a thought, or feeling, or memory that has hijacked us and is running the show, preventing us from thinking clearly or behaving appropriately. […]