If you feel a sense of "decision paralysis" when looking at school rankings or local district maps, you aren’t alone. This is a time of exceptional educational freedom, yet along with it comes a pretty daunting question: Which environment can really provide the best support for my child’s development?

Summer can be a welcome break from school routines, homework, and the daily rush to get out the door. For neurodiverse children, however, the change in structure can be challenging. Without regular practice, students may lose academic stamina and forget learned skills, resulting in feeling anxious when school begins again in the fall.

Summer is the perfect opportunity for your child to do some reading so they can practice their skills, and maybe even learn about a new topic.  During the summer, your child can read about any topic that interests them, whether it is baseball, far away places, magic, or astronauts in outer space.  Here are 6 practical tips to encourage your child to read this summer.

You may have come across the term EdTech, short for Educational Technology. EdTech refers to any digital tool, platform, or curriculum used to support student learning. In the classroom, this might look like a teacher projecting slides to bring a lesson to life, or using a platform to administer assessments and better understand each student's strengths and gaps.

Metacognition is the key to foster indepedening learning outcomes. Metacognition has long been considered “thinking about thinking”, and it is that, but is it also so much more. Cognition is active and passive at the same time, and recognizing the differences is key to learning and retaining new content and skills. Understanding and controlling cognitive functions yield performance results and develop self-reliant learners.

Procrastination is a common problem- and not just for students, but for people in general. Procrastination can stem from a number of mental health or cognitive function deficits and can be overcome. Awareness of the problem and emotional regulation around task initiation are key elements in changing procrastination behaviors.