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A certified Orton Gillingham tutor who can help your child unlock their reading.
Imagine your child approaching reading with confidence, clarity, and even excitement. You understand the importance of strong literacy skills, and watching your child struggle is heartbreaking. You know something is holding them back. Let The Literacy Keys help.
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We specialize in addressing the unique challenges and needs of adolescent and young adults. Our lessons are engaging, and age-appropriate so they can be applied across all subjects.
Executive Functioning Activities That Work
When kids appear disorganized, their brains are really working overtime, so planning, organizing, and finishing can feel impossible. What looks like being forgetful is often
If you’re raising a child with dyslexia or a kid who’s struggling to read, write, and spell, you can stop guessing what to do next. I’m Tracy Young, a Certified Orton-Gillingham tutor and this podcast will empower you to unlock reading, writing, and spelling success for your child. You’ll uncover structured literacy tips and practical advice about dyslexia in plain English.
Follow our weekly coaching episodes. Share with others! Once a month you’ll hear from me, along with my daughter, as we share our personal journey with dyslexia. Contact us at TheLiteracyKeys.com for a dyslexia tutor.
If your disorganized child forgets everything, discover executive functioning activities that help scattered minds learn to plan, start, and finish. If your ADHD child continuously forgets to turn in homework, they might benefit from executive functioning activities. This episode shares a fun one, that even the most jaded teen will be rolling up their sleeves to try. You don’t have to mention that they are secretly strengthening their planning, organization, and time management skills.
After listening, you’ll have a simple, playful plan to build follow-through without nagging, bribing, or burnout. When kids appear disorganized, their brains are really working overtime, so planning, organizing, and finishing can feel impossible. What looks like being forgetful is often brain overload. The disorganized child can’t hold all the steps, keep track of time, and pivot when they get stuck. That’s why Executive Functioning Activities work best when they’re hands-on, and broken into small chunks. In this episode, I’ll share an activity that helps the disorganized child practice necessary skills. All without feeling like another lesson.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
- How to turn a game into Executive Functioning Activities that builds momentum
- How to help the disorganized child (with a Scattered Mind) break tasks into smaller wins
- What to say when your child shuts down, so they re-engage instead of melting down
Do you want help tailoring these executive functioning supports to your child? Reach out to The Literacy Keys: https://theliteracykeys.com/contact/
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Chapters
(00:00) Introduction to Executive Functioning Skills
(10:00) Building an Online Escape Room
(19:53) Steps to Create the Escape Room
(24:53) Troubleshooting and Action Plan
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