Learn Smarter Podcast

Learn Smarter Podcast


Latest Episodes

386: How Study Buddies Boost Executive Functioning (Educational Therapy Series)
November 11, 2025

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss a few important strategies that a lot of learners employ: study buddies and body doubling. In this episode, Rachel and Steph discuss

385: “I’m too busy for Educational Therapy” (Educational Therapy Series)
November 04, 2025

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss how important educational therapy is when learners have a busy schedule. As educational therapists, Rachel and Steph are constantly s

384: Metacognition Formula
October 28, 2025

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss metacognition, which is the idea of thinking about thinking. The ability to reflect back and compassionately examine one's own thin

383: Executive Functioning of Moving (Executive Functioning Series)
October 21, 2025

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET share a behind the scenes episode on Stephs executive functioning experience (nightmare?) of moving homes. She shares the challenges, overwh

382: Tribute to Dr. Thomas Brown
October 14, 2025

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET reair episode 50 of Learn Smarter: the Educational Therapy podcast to remember their guest, Dr. Thomas Brown. - To contribute to his memoria

381: Why Strategies Don’t Stick (Educational Therapy Series)
October 07, 2025

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss a major parent, learner, and educational therapist frustration todaywhich is why strategies dont stick. In this episode they dig in

380: Diane Dempster and Collaborative Parent Dynamics (Local Professional Series)
September 30, 2025

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome back Diane Dempster, co-founder of Impact Parents. She discusses the different flavors of parent roles in the educational therapy pro

379: Disclosing Diagnoses – Parent Fears and Learner Realities (Educational Therapy Series)
September 23, 2025

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss the complex nature of disclosing diagnoses to learners. They discuss parents' fear of disclosing diagnoses versus the reality of what

378: Reair – All or Nothing Brain
September 16, 2025

In this re-air of episode 186, Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET explore the concept of the all or nothing brain and how it impacts learning, school, and daily life. Rachel

377: Dr. Brennan Chandler and All Things Dyslexia (Reading Series) Part 2
September 09, 2025

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome Dr. Brennan Chandler, Assistant Professor at Georgia State University, for the second half of their conversation. Dr. Chandler shares