Brain Coach Tips

<p></p> <p>It happens every year. Summer draws to a close and plans are made for the start of a new school year. Teachers, young and old, experienced and first timers, get a great sense of anticipation about the...

<p>Special needs require special focus. Many parents must focus a great deal on their child with special needs, and rightfully so. Yet, how does the situation of having a special needs sibling affect the other children...

<p>Is your child struggling with math? Do you have a gifted child that needs to secure a good math foundation that will let them soar? Is your 5, 9 or 15 year old having trouble remembering their math facts? If the...

<p>Do your children want to go to college? Do you wonder if they can succeed? Are they struggling just to make it through high school? Is taking a test a daunting prospect? This week you will hear an inspirational...

<p>Do your children have an awareness of the impact of good etiquette? Today Dr. Jan Bedell speaks with Monica Irvine about how life-enhancing proper etiquette can be.</p> <p>“If you are not taught, you don’t know,” is...

<h3>Have you ever wonder if it is really necessary to teach your child cursive?</h3> <p>Do you have a child that just doesn’t get it? Today Dr. Jan Bedell visits with Prisca Lecroy one of the co-owners of...

<h3>Making Math Easier with Dr. Jan Bedell Podcast #18</h3> <p>Be sure to download the handout below.</p> <p>As homeschoolers we tend to teach the way we were taught or at the very least we are influenced by how we...

<h3>Making Reading Easier by Dr. Jan Bedell</h3> <p>Sponsored by Reading Eggs</p> <p>A prerequisite to reading using the phonics approach is a good auditory processing ability (auditory short-term memory). If processing...

<p></p> <h3>Neuroplasticity – Rewiring The Brain with Dr. Jan Bedell</h3> <h3>Podcast #19</h3> <p>Neuroplasticity and rewiring the brain? Hmm? Do we really have to use such an unfamiliar word? Yes, to describe the...

<p>Another label has emerged for individuals that are having learning challenges – it’s CAPD. CAPD stands for Central Auditory Processing Disorder and is also referred to as APD or Auditory Processing Disorder. There...

<p>Special Replay this week from The Brain Coach: Is your child struggling with math? Do you have a gifted child that needs to secure a good math foundation that will let them soar? Is your 5, 9 or 15 year old having...

<p>The almost militant battle of how to best teach reading has been waged over the last 150+ years with proponents from both sides being adamant about their recommendations. As the reading curriculum pendulum has swung...

<p>Have you ever wonder if it is really necessary to teach your child cursive? Do you have a child that just doesn’t get it? Today Dr. Jan Bedell visits with Prisca Lecroy one of the co-owners of CursiveLogic.</p>...

<p>Do you attend Homeschool conferences? If the answer is no, you may want to reconsider your decision not to go. Today Dr. Jan Bedell visits with Leslie Nunnery who along with her husband David, started the Teach Them...

<p>Do you have a child that struggles to maintain focus when completing tasks? Do you have to supervise every minute of your teen’s school day?</p> <p>Today Dr. Jan Bedell visits with the founder of Paradigm Accelerated...