LD Expert Podcast with Jill Stowell
The LD Expert Podcast with Jill Stowell explores why bright children, teens, and adults struggle with dyslexia, auditory processing disorder, learning disabilities, and attention challenges, and why traditional tutoring and school support don’t go deep enough to make lasting change.
Through decades of clinical evidence backed by neuroscience, Jill looks beneath bad grades or difficult behavior to get to the root of the problem. By strengthening the weak or missing underlying learning skills that shape learning, the challenges associated with dyslexia, auditory processing, or other learning or attention challenges can be permanently eliminated.
If your smart child is working hard but still falling behind, we want you to know that real change is possible.
➡️ Visit StowellCenter.com for information, free resources, and to speak directly with a learning specialist about solutions to your child's learning challenges.
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Episodes
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
In this episode with Sarah Ward:
How the Pandemic has impacted students' Executive Function
Practical strategies for parents to help their kids build Executive Function Skills and situational awareness
Fun and simple exercises to develop time management, organization, problem-solving, decision making, & social skills
More resources from this episode available at: https://stowellcenter.com/2022/04/02/build-ef/See the entire series here: Executive Function - Series 1
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
Questions that are answered by Sarah Ward:
My 4th grader is showing issues with executive function. Is this typical at this age?
How does bad self-regulation and bad executive functioning relate?
How to encourage kids to stay motivated with boring activities?
More resources from this episode available at: https://stowellcenter.com/2022/04/02/build-ef/
See the entire series here: Executive Function - Series 1
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
Questions answered in this episode:
My son procrastinates all the time, is it an executive function issue?
Any artistic games/activities to help with visualization?
What if the child doesn’t want to listen?
More resources from this episode available at: https://stowellcenter.com/2022/04/02/ef-underlyingskills/
See the entire series here: Executive Function - Series 1
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
In this episode with Lauren Ma:
When executive function begins to develop and when it is fully developed
2 critical underlying skills of executive function
How to test for strength or weaknesses in those underlying skills
Intro to strategies to develop those underlying skills
More resources from this episode available at: https://stowellcenter.com/2022/04/02/ef-underlyingskills/
See the entire series here: Executive Function - Series 1
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
Questions that Seth answers in this episode:
How can we help young ones develop good systems?
How can we apply this to older children and adults?
How can we get from a "resistance mindset" to a "can do" mindset?
Advice for addressing social consequences of executive function issues?
More resources from this episode are available at: https://stowellcenter.com/2022/04/02/understanding-ef/
See the entire series here: Executive Function - Series 1
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
In this episode with Seth Perler:
What Executive Function really is
How emotions and resistance can impact executive function
A simple framework for developing executive function in kids, teens and adults
More resources from this episode are available at: https://stowellcenter.com/2022/04/02/understanding-ef/
See the entire series here: Executive Function - Series 1
Sunday Feb 27, 2022
Sunday Feb 27, 2022
What you'll learn:
The science of what needs to happen for the brain to receive and understand a word
How to approach the school and explain that your child needs auditory testing
What to expect from auditory testing
Where to get tested, and what programs can help remediate APD
More resources available at https://stowellcenter.com/2022/02/27/apd-testing-nextsteps/
See the entire series here: Auditory Processing Disorders - Series 1
Sunday Feb 27, 2022
Sunday Feb 27, 2022
Sunday Feb 27, 2022
What you'll learn:
Lita’s lonely and confusing journey to discovering that her child had APD, and finding help
How APD has impacted her family
The profound changes she saw once her child started therapy for APD
More resources available here: https://stowellcenter.com/2022/02/27/parent-discovering-apd/
See the entire series here: Auditory Processing Disorders - Series 1
Sunday Feb 27, 2022
Sunday Feb 27, 2022
These questions and more:
How can music influence behavior and brain neuroplasticity?
Can sound therapy help with brain injuries or PTSD?
Can listening programs help sleep issues in a child with ADHD?