This week I wanted to tell you about my online store, Good Sensory Learning. I’m Dr. Erica Warren, and I established this site so I could share all the materials that I have created over the last 20+ years as a learning specialist and educational therapist. When I first began my private practice, Learning to Learn, I had great difficulty finding fun and multisensory materials for my students that were effective and engaging. So back in 2005, I made it my mission to design and distribute high-end, remedial products as well as memorable, motivating lessons that bring delight to learning. If you would like to try a free sampling of my activities , CLICK HERE . How Are the Products Organized at Good Sensory Learning? You can download my Free Printable Catalog or you can browse the site using the grey “search all products” bar in the top right of any page with keywords such as dyslexia, working memory, and executive functioning. What’s more, drop down menus in the red banner allow you t...
College entrance exams are a multimillion dollar industry that feeds the pockets of the companies that make the m, as well as the tutors that help to prepare struggling students. Recalling my own experience with college entrance exams like the SAT over 30 years ago, I would have never believed that they would still exist. As we all know, powerful corporations tend to maintain their stronghold well after the downsides of their products are exposed. What Are the Problems Associated with the SAT and the ACT? Reports suggest that college entrance exams are biased towards both gender and race. Studies have revealed females score higher in high school and college classes ; however, males score better than females on the college entrance exams. In one study from the Education Testing Service , researchers suggest that boys typically score about 33 points higher on the SAT math section than female students, even though both genders received the same grades in...