Ronald M. Kraus, Ph.D.

Ronald M. Kraus, Ph.D., is the author of "Reaching Students with Learning Disabilities: Toolkit of Strategies for Motivation, Metacognition, Attention, and Memory." He has a consulting practice in Rochester, New York, where he has served as learning coach for students in upper elementary through college the past 24 years, consulted with schools and presented at conferences. Ronald covers the areas of motivation, metacognition (or executive function), ADHD, memory, reading comprehension, math reasoning and written expression. To learn more, visit ronkrauslearningcoach.wordpress.com.

Articles by Ronald M. Kraus, Ph.D.

• Motivation is key in turning around learning disabilities

  Monday, September 28, 2015

  Though there is surprisingly scant research on motivation and learning disabilities (35 relevant articles in the last 10 years, per a recent PsychInfo and ERIC library search), motivation is in fact key to helping create change for students with learning disabilities. It is the engine that drives the train of learning, the spark that propels the individual.