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Just in case my newsletter today didn't reach you, here is what I shared with our executive function community. Good Day Colleagues, It's a beautiful day for sharing resources with you all to support children's cognition and learning. We finished our Executive Function curriculum for the classroom. It's heading to the publisher for design. Can't wait to share that with you. I hired a wonderful artist to design the "My Attention Engine" storybook that goes with our FREE Exe

We enjoyed an engaging webinar on the role of music and movement in cognition and learning with Alex Doman at Advance Brain Technologies. When we strengthen the brain through rhythm and music, children build the skills they need to succeed in school, relationships, and daily life. 🔸 Why rhythm is the foundation for language, cognition, and social connection 🔸 How music helps children regulate emotions and build focus 🔸 Everyday activities that combine movement and rhythm t

A child's physical coordination and movement skills are inherently connected to their developing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral abilities. This is especially clear during the early years of development when children discover the world through sensory experiences, motor actions, exploration, and play. In this article, you will find 12 activities to support your young children's motor, cognitive, and language skills. Developmental Milestones Achieving motor milestones lik

Lynne Kenney, PsyD Reading requires a complex interplay between cognitive, sensory, and motor processes. Sensory motor skills are fundamental to developing good reading skills in elementary school because reading involves more than just decoding letters and words on a page. Sensory motor skills are those that involve the coordination of movement with sensory input, such as eye-hand coordination, gross and fine motor skills, and spatial awareness. Initial sensory-motor develop

Teaching children how to slow down enhances self-regulation. Today on our Executive Function Festival on Instagram and Facebook, we are doing some cognitive-motor activities to enhance self-regulation. Here are some of the benefits of motor movement for calming. https://www.instagram.com/drlynnekenney Engaging children and adolescents through rhythm - The benefits of coordinative cognitive rhythmic movement for children's self-regulation include: Activating executive function