Unlocking Learning Potential

Brain Rules by Dr. John Medina Brain Rule # 6 Repeat to Remember –(part 1 Working Memory) Medina continues his treatise on memory in this...

Brain Rules Dr. John Medina Brain Rule # 5 –Short-Term Memory – Repeat to Remember Medina begins this chapter relating the story of a man...

Brain Rules by Dr. John Medina Brain Rule #4 Attention – We don’t pay attention to boring things. Medina begins by illustrating what he...

Brain Rules by Dr. John Medina Brain Rule #3 Every brain is wired differently. Medina begins his discussion on Rule # 3 using the example...

Brain Rules # 2 by Dr. John Medina Dr. Medina’s Rule: The human brain evolved, too. Young Earth Creationist’s Rule: God created the human...

Brain Rules by John Medina, PhD – Rule #1 Dr. Medina’s Brain Rule # 1: Exercise Boosts Brain Power. Medina tells of the astounding...

Meet or Exceed Standards Consistent with Your Worldview While educators are rallying around Common Core standards, do not be fooled....

By Maggie Dail, M.A. Learning Specialist Understanding how the teen brain learns helps as we plan for the new school year. For the first...

When the Brain Can't Hear – Unraveling The Mystery of Auditory Processing Disorder – Teri James Bellis, Ph.D. (A Book Review) Bellis...

What are Unit Studies? Unit studies are a method of studying a topic over a period of time that implements all or many of the subjects....

As I prepare this post, most of us are "sheltering in place" to some degree and using more technology. I am reminded of an experience of...

Many children experience meltdowns in an academic setting and at home. Some of these children are on the autism spectrum, others are not....

I don’t know how many times I have heard a mother of a child who has special needs express doubt that she could homeschool her child. You...

By Maggie Dail, M.A. Learning Specialist www.unlockinglearningpotential.net mdail@familyacademy.org Breaking down learning objectives...

By Maggie Dail, M.A. Learning Specialist www.unlockinglearningpotential.net mdail@familyacademy.org I believe that we all would agree...

By Maggie Dail, M.A. Does your child have trouble 1. recognizing words accurately? 2. reading a sentence smoothly? 3. spelling? 4....

Homeschoolers that I work with and encounter conscientiously teach their own with the greatest of goals. While not all, but many of these...