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Embracing Mathematics: 50 Reasons Why Math Matters

Why do we learn math? It turns out math isn't just for the classroom – it’s part of everyday life. In fact, we use math more often than we might realize, from simple daily chores to cutting-edge innovations.

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Dyscalculia and Visual Memory: A Hidden Link in Learning Struggles

Numbers might be visible on the page, but for some children, they don’t stick—the shapes, meanings, and relationships between them fade as quickly as they appear. Welcome to the complex world of dyscalculia, a learning difficulty that affects a child's ability to understand numbers and math—and where visual memory often plays a far bigger role than people realize.

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What Is an Individualized Education Program (IEP), and How Does It Work?

The Individualized Education Program (IEP) is a formalized plan required by U.S. law to ensure that children with disabilities, including learning disabilities, receive specialized educational support in public schools.

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Marilena’s Leap Forward: From Struggle to Success

When Marilena’s Grade 4 teachers called her parents in for a meeting, they shared what many parents dread hearing: “She has the potential, but she’s not quite reaching it.”

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From Dyslexia Diagnosis to Academic Success: Zancha’s Edublox Journey

When Zancha was diagnosed with dyslexia, school became a daily struggle. Her reading skills lagged two years behind her peers, and her confidence was slipping away. Grade 4 was, in her mother Adel’s words, “a nightmare.

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What Drives Us to Learn? Understanding Motivation in Simple Terms

Have you ever wondered why one student dives eagerly into a project while another needs ten reminders just to get started? That difference often comes down to motivation—the invisible force that gets us going, keeps us going or sometimes makes us want to give up.

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Memory Matters: How Information Processing Helps Us Learn

Information Processing Theory helps us understand how our brains take in, store, and use information. It’s like a computer: we input data, process it, and produce an output. But unlike a computer, our minds are much more quirky—and sometimes overloaded. Let’s break it down in simple terms.

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The Adaptable Mind

John Zerilli’s book, The Adaptable Mind: What Neuroplasticity and Neural Reuse Tell Us about Language and Cognition, asks a big question: How does the brain really work? Especially: Does it have special parts for things like language, or does it reuse the same parts for many different things?

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20 Facts About Working Memory

Here are 20 facts about working memory that will help demystify this essential part of your child’s or student’s learning toolbox.

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Double Deficit Dyslexia: A Severe Reading Impairment

Dyslexia is now recognized as a heterogeneous learning disorder with multiple subtypes. One of the most extensively studied—and arguably the most challenging—is double deficit dyslexia. This subtype is marked by impairments in both phonological processing and rapid automatized naming (RAN), and it is associated with more severe and persistent reading difficulties than other forms of dyslexia.

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Intelligence Testing: Past, Present, and Future

Intelligence testing has long played a central role in education and psychology. What is the origin, the present standing, and what does the future hold?

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Reeve’s Story: From Tears to Triumph

Reeve’s story doesn’t start with him—it starts with his older brother. Diagnosed with ADHD, dyslexia, and epilepsy, his brother was eventually placed in a special needs school after years of difficulty, bullying, and heartache. As parents, they followed doctors’ advice and did what they thought was best.

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