Executive Function in Education: From Theory to Practice

This uniquely integrative book brings together leading researchers and practitioners from education, neuroscience, and psychology. It presents a theoretical framework for understanding executive function difficulties together with a range of effective approaches to assessment and instruction. Coverage includes executive function processes in specific disorders--language-based learning disabilities, nonverbal learning disabilities, and autism spectrum disorders--as well as ways to support all students in developing vital skills for self-directed learning. Specific teaching methods are discussed for reading, writing, and math. Scholarly and authoritative yet highly practical, the book provides guidelines for intervening at the level of the individual child, the classroom, and the entire school. Click here to learn more...

Parent Guide to Hassle-Free Homework: Proven Practices that Work--from Experts in the Field

Homework is an important part of a child’s education; unfortunately, these daily assignments can easily become a daily hassle for families. The education experts from the Research Institute for Learning and Development are parents themselves, and cover everything in this guide that parents need to help their children with homework. Includes tips for supporting a student with reading, writing, and math homework, as well as suggestions on work space, time management, and managing long-term assignments. Click here to learn more...

Strategies for Success: Classroom Teaching Techniques for Students with Learning Problems

The revised edition of the Strategies for Success book provides an overview of the principles underlying strategy instruction and addresses the application of strategies to the different academic domains, namely reading decoding, reading comprehension, written language, math, and the content areas. Click here to learn more...

Making Homework Work at Home: Parent-Friendly Strategies for School Success

Based on over twenty years of our collective experience as educators and psychologists, we have written this guide to insure that you will be more understanding, empowering, and effective with your children when they are doing their homework. Click here to learn more...

Xavier, May I have your Attention, PLEASE?

This children’s book presents a day in the life of an active, good-natured, 8-year-old boy with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This fast-paced, high-interest story will help young kids with attentional difficulties to relate to Xavier’s talents, struggles, and feelings and begin to understand their own strengths and challenges. Click here to learn more...