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Working Memory
What is Working Memory? Working memory is a part of Executive Functioning skills. It is the ability to hold small amounts of information in our brain to complete a task and to organize it for long term storage whether somatic, sensory, or motoric. This can be either information we just learned (the three things your
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Alternative Seating
Why choose alternative seating? Alternative seating is the use of different forms of seating equipment (wobble chairs or cushions, therapy balls, wiggle cushions and wedges among others) to support children’s sensory or motor needs in a classroom setting. While research is still emerging on this topic there are promising results including this study which demonstrated
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Impulse Control
What is Impulse Control? Impulse Control is the ability to limit behaviors and words that are caused by initial emotional reactions. Difficulties with impulse control are present at any age, but particularly common among children as the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (which handles planning and making choices) is still developing. This is particularly common with children