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100 Powerful Learning Specialist and Educational Therapy Materials

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...

OSMO Develops Verbal Reasoning, Sequential, Spatial, and Critical Thinking Skills

Being a personal trainer for the brain, I am always looking for multisensory tools that can develop the different cognitive processing areas.  A few months back, a saw a video promotion for OSMO and I was hooked.  I preordered OSMO and recently received my materials.  I'm happy to say that it has exceeded my expectations! What Exactly is OSMO? OSMO is a wonderful tool that brings iPad activities into the real world.  This new technology  utilizes the space in front of the iPad  to take games off the screen.   The use of a base and a reflective camera, allows players to interact with three game-like apps.   Drawings and physical objects are  captured by the device and transported back onto the screen.   The product also provides actual tangram shapes as well as letter tiles that can be used in the activities.  Once the apps are downloaded, there is no need for the internet to play the activities. What Do I Get When I Purchase ...

108 Online Games that Offer Cognitive or Educational Benefits

Over the years, I have scoured the internet for great, online games. I am a learning specialist, and if I can get my students involved in activities that benefit cognition and learning, then they can expand their potential and also find joy in the process. I have each of the games described and linked on the website for my private practice. In addition, the games are categorized under the following headings, so that it is easy to find the needed resources: cognitive, general education, writing and language, social studies, science, spelling, reading, digital story telling, math, grammar, typing, social skills, and sequencing. So, I wanted to share this link with other teachers and families. CLICK HERE I hope you find it useful. I would love to hear your thoughts! Also, if you have any other sites that you like, let me know and I will be happy to place them on the page. Cheers, Dr. Erica Warren Dr. Erica Warren is the author, illustrator, and publisher of mult...