by Cindy | Jul 13, 2018 | Blog, learning environment, Reading Comprehension, Technology
In today’s information era, many classrooms around the country focus on interactive instruction that includes computers, movies, PowerPoints, class lecture, and discussion. This seems like a well-rounded learning experience, but it is missing an important...
by Cindy | Apr 24, 2017 | College Preparation, Educational Achievement, Personal Growth, Technology, Test Taking
For nearly all people, in nearly all situations, multitasking is impossible. When we think we’re multitasking, most often we aren’t really doing two things at once – but instead, individual actions in rapid succession.The neuroscience is clear: We are wired to be...
by Cindy | Dec 1, 2016 | Educational Achievement, RTS Success Blog, Technology
Lack of sleep affects intelligenceRECOMMENDED FOR YOU Here’s How This Whole Hatchimals Craze Is Going to Play Out PromotedHarry’s Releases New Razor Blade, Keeps Price at $2Recommended byMissing an hour of sleep turns a sixth grader’s brain into that of a...
by Cindy | Dec 1, 2016 | Educational Achievement, Technology, The Right Read Blog
Parents watch their children flit from screen to screen and wonder if this generation of kids has any sticking ability. Can they focus on anything for more than two minutes or 140 characters? Do they know how to deal with real people and read real facial expressions...
by Cindy | Oct 19, 2016 | College Preparation, Educational Achievement, Personal Growth, Reading Comprehension, Technology, Test Taking, The Right Read Blog
Even with Facebook, Netflix and other digital distractions increasingly vying for time, Americans’ appetite for reading books — the ones you actually hold in your hands — has not slowed in recent years, according to a study by the Pew Research Center.Sixty-five...
by Cindy | Sep 1, 2016 | Personal Growth, Technology
By Dr. Nicholas Kardaras August 27, 2016 | 7:54pm Susan* bought her 6-year-old son John an iPad when he was in first grade. “I thought, ‘Why not let him get a jump on things?’ ” she told me during a therapy session. John’s school had begun using the devices with...
