By Dr Rosa Gibby-Leversuch, Educational Psychologist
When I was studying for my doctorate I had the opportunity to informally interview my brother for a Problem-Based Learning project about dyslexia. This was when I heard about the positive difference that he felt his dyslexia diagnosis had made...
By Richard Skelton, Educational Psychologist
Every psychological label/diagnosis, whether it be anxiety, autism, or dyslexia describes the surface level behaviours that we see. For each of these, the label does not define that individual, but is a summary of what they are seeking support for....
Dr Richard Skelton, Educational Psychologist has had the pleasure in working with Dr Rebecca Ashton, Educational Psychologist specialising in neuropsychology to develop Executive Functions: Connections in Practice - an online course for Educational Psychologists.
Richard shares his interest...
As Educational Psychologists we often support teachers to develop children's executive functioning skills.
Despite being a significant predictor of academic achievement, Working Memory is often overlooked which means that school staff aren’t always sure how to help children...
As Educational Psychologists, we have a key role to play to support children in developing self-regulated learning, which often also involves looking at their executive functioning skills.
In fact, a key component of executive functions is the capacity to plan ahead. Without this, children are...
By Rachel Sawyer, Trainee Educational Psychologist, at University of East Anglia, currently undertaking resea arch into Emotional Based School Avoidance (EBSA) / Non-attendance (EBSNA)
As educational professionals, the challenges and range of SEN that we are faced with supporting are continually...
