Janet B. Reyes
Articles by Janet B. Reyes
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What to know when listening processes are impaired
Monday, February 01, 2016On occasion, most of us have experienced being unable to understand instructions we needed to hear. Despite concentrating very hard, we missed large portions of what was said, and ended up not knowing what to do. Now imagine that when the speaker finished, everyone else who was listening started to act on the instructions. Suppose every day in school were like that — wouldn't it be hard to keep up?
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A little-known cause of struggles in school
Monday, October 19, 2015Many educators and parents are unaware of one potential reason some students perform poorly or inconsistently in school: underlying problems with perceptual-motor integration. This system relates to sensory intake and processing, awareness of body position and differences in muscle tension.