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Video Series: The Brain Biology of Learning

April 12, 2017

Challenges with learning happen because we don’t understand how learning really works in the brain. Imagine a doctor prescribing medicine, without knowing what’s wrong. Or a mechanic fixing our car without knowing what’s broken. Likewise, we can’t effectively work around learning challenges until we understand what’s really going on. That’s why I created this simple…

SOAR® Learning & Soft Skills App

March 29, 2016

The SOAR® Learning & Soft Skills App = Simplicity! It covers the entire SOAR® Learning & Soft Skills workbook, presented as a self-guided course. The Online App Includes: Interactive content and games “How-to” videos, illustrating strategies Fully narrated slides, for reading support Quizzes and assessments Badges and certificates awarded Easy access from any device All…

Stress-Free Test-Taking Tips!

October 19, 2015

The following test-taking tips will help you relax, feel “in control,” think more clearly, and ultimately… raise your test grades. Its test day! For many students that means: clammy hands, sweating, the non-stop bouncing leg, brain-fog, “I knew this stuff last night, why can’t I remember it now!” and even full-on P-A-N-I-C! Preparing for a test is essential. But, there…

What Goes On in the ADHD Brain?

March 19, 2015

This was a question I’ve asked myself many times.  My wife and both of my kids have ADHD, but I do not.  This was problematic, because… I didn’t understand why I had to ask my son repeatedly to perform simple tasks like put his toys away, brush his teeth, or put his clothes on.  At…

SOAR® Elite Consulting

March 6, 2015

Microsoft’s Partners-In-Learning University has called me a “Global Expert in Education Innovation.” I’m the author of the worldwide best-selling study skills book, SOAR®Study Skills. I am the developer of a revolutionary, brain-based learning model, The Brain Circuit™, which quickly analyzes any learning challenge and determines simple, prescriptive courses of action to build effective detours around…

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February 11, 2015

Today’s Skills for School.Tomorrow’s Skills for the Workplace!   Educators Start Here! Parents Start Here! Students Start Here! Curriculum from America’s #1 Learning Expert… I used to struggle in school; I would study for hours for a test, then “bomb” it. My grades did not reflect my effort and I often gave up. I figured,…

Recommended Resources

December 11, 2014

SOAR® is staffed with parents and educators who are always on the look-out for great educational resources. We only recommend products that match the SOAR® philosophy of being SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE, and EFFICIENT. Below are books and curriculum programs that meet our strict standards… All About Spelling A brilliantly simplified version of Orton-Gillingham!  This is a complete, comprehensive,…

ADHD Help for Parents

December 11, 2014

ADHD affects nearly 8% of the world’s population.  Regardless of country or culture, one in thirteen people have the condition.  Many are quick to think that ADHD is “over diagnosed,” “just an excuse,” or simply “not real.”  For anyone who has it, or has lived with someone who does, you know very well that this…

Is Your Focus on Tutoring?

December 11, 2014

Quit Your Day Job Everyone wants a piece of you. You, Subject Matter Expert, you!  You, Experienced Educator, you! You have a fan base spanning into the hundreds. You’re widely sought after. In demand. You set the price. You, my friend, are a ROCKSTAR!  (clap, clap)   Wake up from your dream. You’ll get there…

Is Your Focus on Special Education or RTI?

December 11, 2014

When I speak with special education teachers across the country –teaching in all socio-economic settings, public and private– they all tell me the same things: “I’m teaching students with disabilities. But I’m expected to lead them to higher and higher expectations!” “I don’t have the time to do my job completely! Nor do I have…

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