Our Blog
Welcome to our blog section for Dynamis Learning where you as a parent can obtain valuable educational information. Every week on Tuesday evening, a blog is posted on this website as our goal is to keep parents informed of various topics in the school environment.
Our Blog
Welcome to our blog section for Dynamis Learning where you as a parent can obtain valuable educational information. Every week on Tuesday evening, a blog is posted on this website as our goal is to keep parents informed of various topics in the school environment.
Our Most Recent Blogs
At Dynamis Learning, a team of professional educators meets to select the topics that we feel are current and would be of great interest to our parents. This section will include blogs on topics such as organizational and test taking strategies, ADHD, 504, IEP, Executive Functioning, Dyslexia, Mindfulness, SAT/ACT ideas, and much more. If you have a topic in mind you’d like to see here, please reach out to us in the contact section of this website, and we’ll be happy to provide you with the information. Thank you and we look forward to equipping parents with knowledge on the various educational topics in school systems today.
What Does It All Mean?
Have you ever received a message similar to the following: “This is Kennedy Elementary School, could you please contact us at your earliest convenience to discuss a meeting time regarding your child’s academic progress?” You more than likely panic, wondering what is...
Why Can’t I Read Like my Friends?
Does your child struggle in reading class? Does he come home consistently with only half his homework written down? Does it take him all night to do his homework, and even then it’s sloppy and only halfway finished? Is he really a bright boy and can recite facts about...
The 7 Benefits of Being Tutored for the SAT and ACT
Is your teen thinking about taking the SAT or ACT and wondering if they can study on their own and still get a high score? Does the idea of high-stakes testing create anxiety for your child? Has your teen taken the SAT or ACT and didn’t get the score that they had...
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Blog Archive
Test Taking Tip #2: How to Interpret Reading Passages
Have you ever been taking a reading test, read the passage, and then looked at the answer options and could swear they all belonged to some passage other than the one you just read? I think this has happened to every single one of us at some point. So, just how do we...
Test Taking Tip #1: How to Succeed on Norm Referenced Tests
Yes, it's time for standardized testing again! No matter what your thoughts are on these standardized tests, they can be compared somewhat to taxes…they’re both inevitable. So, how can we help our kids do better on these tests, thus alleviating some of their stress in...
Conquering the Chaos: Organization for the ADHD Student
Hey everyone, let's dive into something we all grapple with, but which can feel like trying to solve a Rubik's Cube blindfolded: organization. For many students, especially those whose brains dance to a different rhythm, like those with ADHD, managing...
Bending Time: Time Management Skills for ADHD and Executive Dysfunction
Okay, fellow time travelers, adventurers, and explorers of the vast unknown (also known as your daily schedule), let's have an honest conversation about time management with ADHD or Executive Dysfunction. If your brain sometimes feels like a cacophony of brilliant...
Navigating the Emotional Roller Coaster: Executive Function and Your Child
As an executive function coach, I often see a common thread in the lives of children I work with. We dedicate time to planning, organization, and time management, but often, the biggest obstacle isn’t a messy backpack or a forgotten assignment. It's the emotional...
Failure to Launch
Welcome to our series of 4 blogs that will cover the top areas of executive function that most kids and/or parents experience. This, along with the next 3 in the series, will provide you with some valuable ideas and tips to try with your children. The first area of...
Some Interesting History About Valentine’s Day
Some people look forward to it all year, while others seem to be immune to its existence. Valentine’s Day, symbolized by that chubby little cherub or by red roses, candy hearts, and chocolate, is a day when we are supposed to think of our significant others, our...
Diet and ADHD
Do you know or have a child with ADHD? If so, please read this blog to get some tips that may help. There’s a lot of research being done about this condition and your mind is probably already overwhelmed with questions…should I medicate my child? How will this...
Academic Course Planning in Middle & High School
An Important Path to a Child’s Future Success in Public Schools Start Early: Pre-Teen Planning for Post-Secondary Success I recently recorded a podcast with one of my tutors, Erica, who is a veteran educator and has tutored for the last 10 years. She currently...
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