Executive functioning is the group of cognitive capacities we use daily to learn, work and function. It facilitates the behaviours required to plan and achieve goals
There are five familiar sensory systems. The three we’re not so familiar with are vestibular (balance), proprioceptive (movement) and interoceptive (internal). But what happens when our brain is not able to filter out irrelevant stimuli?
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Thinking independently, logically and efficiently requires reflection and self-awareness. This is critical thinking, an essential element in shifting the mindset of teachers and learners in cognitive education.
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Cognitive Education is inspired by the work of Professor Reuven Feuerstein. Feuerstein was one of the first people to believe that the brain had the ability to modify, change, and adapt in both structure and function throughout life, in response to experiences.
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Structured literacy, the science of reading and evidence-based literacy practice have become buzz words in literacy education. However, they are often used quite flippantly and without proper understanding of what they entail. Often when parents ask about the literacy programmes used within the curriculum, they have these buzz words confidently thrown at them, leaving them with very little understanding and more overwhelm.
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Dysgraphia is considered as a diagnosis when, despite exposure to adequate instruction, a learner’s writing does not correlate with his/ her age and intellectual ability. Typically, there is a discrepancy between oral and written expression.
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