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259: Test Anxiety (Educational Therapy Series)
Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, discuss test anxiety. In this episode they discuss why learners feel anxious, how and why it impacts their ability to perform on a test, and
258: Re-Air: Why You Should Do Educational Therapy Over the Summer
Summer is the perfect time to start educational therapy. In this re-air of episode 56, Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET both share their summer plans and why they love starti
257: Gap Year Specialist Julia Rogers (Professionals Series)
Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome Julia Rogers, founder of En Route Consulting, which specializes in personalized gap year planning. She shares how gap years have bee
256: How OCD and Anxiety Impact Learning with Natasha Daniels (Part 2)
Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome back Anxiety Expert and OCD Child Therapist Natasha Daniels to the podcast. Today they dig into how anxiety and OCD impacts learning
255: Re-Air: Top 10 Reading Comprehension Strategies (Part 2) (Reading Series)
Reading comprehension is critical--even if your student is the most fluid out loud reader...are they really understanding what theyre reading? Reading comprehension weaknesses can be sneaky because i
254: Re-Air: Our Top 10 Reading Comprehension Strategies (Part 1) (Reading Series)
Reading comprehension is critical--even if your student is the most fluid out loud reader...are they really understanding what theyre reading? Reading comprehension weaknesses can be sneaky because t
253: “Bright Kids Who Couldn’t Care Less” with Dr. Ellen Braaten Part 2 (Author Series)
Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, are joined again by Dr. Ellen Braaten, the author of Bright Kids Who Couldnt Care Less. She shares the signs of an unmotivated child and d
252: “Bright Kids Who Couldn’t Care Less” with Dr. Ellen Braaten Part 1 (Author Series)
Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, welcome back Dr. Ellen Braaten to discuss the origin story of her new book, Bright Kids Who Couldnt Care Less. Dr. Braaten shares her thou
251: Understanding OCD and Anxiety with Natasha Daniels (Part 1)
Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome Anxiety Expert and OCD Child Therapist Natasha Daniels to the podcast. They chat about how people misunderstand OCD and what the true
250: Reair 47 – Note Taking
Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET deep dive into note-taking in this re-air of episode 47. They chat about why it is so difficult, the various types of notes that teachers re