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118: At-Home Learning Environments (Educational Therapy Series)
Today Rachel & Steph go over the framework of questions that parents should ask themselves before they ask their learner to make a change to their systems. They also share a bunch of their pro tips to setting up a successful at-home learning environmen...
117: “ADHD, School Refusal & Strategic Next Steps” with Tracy (On-Air Coaching)
Rachel & Steph welcome Tracy for her on-air coaching call. Tracy gets coaching help for her son, who just completed the 10th grade and is extremely emotionally disconnected from learning, school, and his own learning profile.
116: Why You Shouldn’t Correct Your Student’s Homework (Parenting Series)
Rachel and Steph dig into the many reasons why you should think twice about correcting your child’s homework. They talk about how teachers use homework to inform their teaching, anxiety, perfectionism, and learned helplessness.
115: Learning About Learning with Dr Rishi Part 2 (Author Series)
Rachel & Steph welcome back Dr. Rishi Sriram from Baylor University to the podcast. In episode 109, Dr. Sriram begins the conversation about “learning how to learn”. That episode is linked in our show notes. In this episode, Dr.
115: Learning About Learning with Dr. Rishi Part 2 (Author Series)
Rachel & Steph welcome back Dr. Rishi Sriram from Baylor University to the podcast. In episode 109, Dr. Sriram begins the conversation about “learning how to learn”. That episode is linked in our show notes. In this episode, Dr.
114: The Educational Therapy Timeline (Educational Therapy Series)
Rachel & Steph walk Smarties through each month of the year and what educational therapists are thinking each month. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcast How to connect with us: Join our FB Group Join our e-mail list
113: Action Plan for a Struggling Reader (on air coaching) Tanya
Rachel & Steph welcome Tanya onto the pod. Tanya is a mother of two in Washington State. Tanya shares some of the wins she’s had recently with her older daughter. Rachel & Steph also coach her through some questions she’s having about her younger daugh...
112: EF Summer Projects (EF series)
The team’s of Kapp Educational Therapy Group and My Ed Therapist inspired this episode! Nearly every daily activity can be turned into an executive functioning episode. Rachel & Steph dig into all the executive functioning projects they like to do over...
111: The Intersection between Twice Exceptional and Executive Functioning with Lolly Nelson (On Air-Coaching Call)
Today, Rachel & Steph welcome fellow educational therapist Lolly Nelson for an on-air coaching call. They dig into a challenging case on her caseload. Johnny, a 6th grader who’s twice-exceptional with a high IQ & ADHD.
110: Why we can’t Ignore Math Vocabulary (Math Series)
Today Rachel & Steph dig into math vocabulary and how “ignoring” it by omission in the early learning years of learners often is part of the reason learners are so resistant to math as they grow. Rachel coaches today on why it’s so important to think a...