Sentences with phrase «well on a cognitive skill»

«There might be a peer who's doing really well on a cognitive skill,» says Chris Kelly, a Summit history teacher.

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Authors John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman teach couples the skills needed to maintain healthy marriages, so partners can avoid the pitfalls of parenthood by: • Focusing on intimacy and romance • Replacing an atmosphere of criticism and irritability with one of appreciation • Preventing postpartum depression • Creating a home environment that nurtures physical, emotional, and mental health, as well as cognitive and behavioral development for your baby Complete with exercises that separate the «master» from the «disaster» couples, this book helps new parents positively manage the strain that comes along with their bundle of joy.

Playing on the floor is the the best place for a baby to learn and to stimulate his visual, sensory, gross, fine and cognitive skills.

Children raised by married parents do better at school, develop stronger cognitive and non-cognitive skills, are more likely to go to college, earn more, and are more likely to go on to form stable marriages themselves.

Feeding therapist Melanie Potock and pediatrician Nimali Fernando and (aka Dr. Yum and Coach Mel) know the importance of giving your child the right start on his or her food journey — for good health, motor skills, and even cognitive and emotional development.

The activation of the serve - and - return wiring in the brain, provide the basis of healthy brain architecture: particularly in relation to life - long mental well - being, empathy, emotional regulation, and cognitive skills (Feldman, Rosenthal & Eidelman, 2014; National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, 2004; World Health Organisation, 2004).

It also helps the activation of the serve - and - return wiring in the brain, provide the basis of healthy brain architecture: particularly in relation to life - long mental well - being, empathy, emotional regulation, and cognitive skills (Feldman, Rosenthal & Eidelman, 2014; National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, 2004; World Health Organisation, 2004).

The researchers hope the study will lead to a better understanding of how skilled livestock are in their aptitude to solve problems and interact with humans based on their cognitive abilities — and to an improvement in animal welfare in general.

The more advantaged children have advanced vocabulary skills and that correlates to better cognitive abilities later on, she said.

General intelligence is usually defined as the ability to do well on multiple cognitive tasks, from math skills to problem solving.

Rather than merely a cumulative effect, Meyer says, the two conditions appeared to act in synergy, increasing anxiety behaviors in the mice as well as damaging their performance on tests for associative memory and other basic cognitive skills associated in people with a range of neurological disorders, including schizophrenia.

«What we found was that training higher - order cognitive skills can have a positive impact on untrained key executive functions as well as lower - level, but also important, processes such as straightforward memory, which is used to remember details.

But taking repeated, coordinated turns to achieve a common goal is much less well studied outside the communication domain, despite the possibility that all such behaviours draw on the same underlying cognitive skills for turn - taking.

The result: the group given l - tyrosine performed better on cognitive tests (math skills, coding map compass, and pattern recognition), and had improved happiness and mental clarity.

However, the Education Endowment Foundation, a key research organisation for education, states that non ‑ cognitive skills, could well be having an impact on academic attainment.

This included: attendance levels (studies show a positive relationship between participation in sports and school attendance); behaviour (research concludes that even a little organised physical activity, either inside or outside the classroom, has a positive effect on classroom behaviour, especially amongst the most disruptive pupils); cognitive function (several studies report a positive relationship between physical activity and cognition, concentration, attention span and perceptual skills); mental health (studies indicate positive impacts of physical activity on mood, well - being, anxiety and depression, as well as on children's self - esteem and confidence); and attainment (a number of well - controlled studies conclude that academic achievement is maintained or enhanced by increased physical activity).

The standard response to the must - be-paid-for stipulation by advocates of more public spending on childcare is that such expenditures will produce improvements in the cognitive, social, and emotional skills of young children that, in turn, will lead children to do better as they progress through school and enter the workforce as adults.

To ensure Niagara Catholic schools consistently hire the best teachers, the school board recently implemented Teacher EPI ® — that helps leaders identify top teacher candidates based on qualifications, teaching skills, cognitive ability and attitudinal factors.

Desoete (2009) saw that the use of confidence ratings used on a consistent basis allowed students to have higher meta - cognitive abilities, and better arithmetic skills.

Pre-K provides services in terms of social skills, as well as cognitive skills, that are hard for many families to develop for their children as well on their own.

The Summit Learning calculates grades, scoring students» cognitive skills scores based on their performance throughout the year, using their highest scores to calculate the grades they receive in each class, recognizing and rewarding them for their best work.

The lower school's concentration is to build strong core cognitive skills with emphasis on emotional, physical and intellectual well - being.

It is quite plausible that teachers who are effective at producing gains on a given test are also good at producing gains in deeper cognitive skills not captured by standardized tests.

Compounding this problem, children from low - income families, on average, begin kindergarten approximately a year behind their peers in preliteracy and language skills.106 This fluency gap widens as students continue in school and has a significant impact on economic success later in life.107 As a result, gains from high - quality preschool programs — including improved health, better social - emotional skills, and better cognitive outcomes — are particularly beneficial for children from low - income families.108

The research answered questions related to impact of the WINGS program on children's relationships, behaviors, and person - centered competencies.The evaluation also collected an exploratory set of building block measures of early cognitive and emotional skills to better understand the underlying developmental mechanisms leading to the outcomes.

Personality changes, as well as changes in cognitive skills, can be hard on the patient and his or her family members as well.

On top of this we will also provide all of the students with our new e-Learning programme, helping to broaden their driving experience and develop their cognitive driving skills — as safe driving is about using your mind as well as your hands and feet.

• Highly experienced in creating and developing core preschool curriculums, aimed at meeting the individual needs of early childhood • Proven ability to tweak lesson plans to meet the requirements of each child, in accordance to his or her learning abilities and limitations • Demonstrated expertise in planning and implementing daily class activities to meet students» educational, cognitive, social and developmental requirements • Deep insight into establishing a well - managed and child - oriented class atmosphere to encourage participation • Competent at organizing activities to provide students with detailed information to understand concepts taught in class • Proficient in organizing events and activities to encourage students to explore interests and develop talents • Adept at developing schedules and routines to ensure that students gain sufficient amount of physical activities • Qualified to teach young students through study aids and activities - based learning methods • Proven record of efficiently and accurately creating and maintaining students» records with great focus on confidentiality • Effectively able to recognize signs of emotional and developmental problems and provide viable solutions • Skilled in working with students with special needs by providing them with an environment conducive to learning and understanding of their limitations

• Highly skilled in providing direction to students and enable them to study independently • Well versed in utilizing various instructional equipment and Audio Visual Aids effectively to reinforce learning in the classroom • Proficient in designing and implementing supportive learning activities in collaboration with the teacher • Competent at handling and addressing behavioral problems in young learners and enhancing motivation to learn • Thorough understanding of various cognitive and psychosocial developmental milestones connected with child's age along with associated needs • Hands on experience in activity moderation, teacher's assistance and progress record keeping • Substantial knowledge of various behavior control techniques and strategies • Efficient in designing and executing individualized correctional programs • Proven ability to devise need based learning strategies for physically or mentally challenged children • Demonstrated skills in classroom organization, testing and evaluation • Track record of conducting reinforcement lessons in small groups, covering core subjects including English, math and basic sciences • Excellent skills in analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness of designed program and changing the instructional strategies based on the learner's response and progress • Expert in maintaining updated and fully structured classroom bulletin boards to facilitate learning • Adept at determining Individualized learning goals for each student and gauging progress in learning • Well practiced in communicating home assignments to students, answering their queries regarding the same and marking the work done • Effective listening skills along with profound ability to communicate clearly with students, parents and teachers involved

The Australian Early Development Census is a population - level measure of early childhood development collected on every student by teachers at school entry (N > 260 000) every 3 years.12 It measures five domains of early childhood development (physical health and well - being; social competence; emotional maturity; language and cognitive skills; and communication skills and general knowledge).

Programs that increased both mother's employment and family income led to small but positive effects on children aged 2 to 5, particularly in cognitive skills, behaviour, health and family well - being.

In And Baby Makes Three, Love Labâ «cents experts John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman teach couples the skills needed to maintain healthy marriages, so partners can avoid the pitfalls of parenthood by: â $ cents Focusing on intimacy and romance â $ cents Replacing an atmosphere of criticism and irritability with one of appreciation â $ cents Preventing postpartum depression â $ cents Creating a home environment that nurtures physical, emotional, and mental health, as well as cognitive and behavioral development for your baby Complete with exercises that separate the â $ masterâ $ from the â $ disasterâ $ couples, And Baby Makes Three helps new parents positively manage the strain that comes along with their bundle of joy.

The index is completed by the child's teacher, based on a minimum of 1 month's knowledge of the child, and covers five developmental domains: physical health and well - being, social competence, emotional maturity, language and cognitive skills, and communication skills and general knowledge.

I primarily take a cognitive behavioral approach to therapy, but will also utilize other therapeutic approaches (i.e. narrative, collaborative) depending on what the client is most comfortable with and how they best learn new skills / strategies.

Damer and Melendres (2011), for example developed a four - week group intervention program that focuses on cognitive - behavioral strategies as well as study skills that are shared with college students.

Children raised by married parents do better at school, develop stronger cognitive and non-cognitive skills, are more likely to go to college, earn more, and are more likely to go on to form stable marriages themselves.

Conversely, the competence enhancing model primarily focuses on building and promoting social - emotional well - being by assimilating the social, emotional, interpersonal skills, behaviors and cognitive components (Greenberg et al., 2003).

Children's development of the cognitive and social skills needed for later success in school may be best supported by a parenting style known as responsive parenting.1 Responsiveness is an aspect of supportive parenting described across different theories and research frameworks (e.g. attachment, socio - cultural) as playing an important role in providing a strong foundation for children to develop optimally.2 - 4 Parenting that provides positive affection and high levels of warmth and is responsive in ways that are contingently linked to a young child's signals («contingent responsiveness») are the affective - emotional aspects of a responsive style.5 These aspects, in combination with behaviours that are cognitively responsive to the child's needs, including the provision of rich verbal input and maintaining and expanding on the child's interests, provide the range of support necessary for multiple aspects of a child's learning.6

Parent - training programmes have been shown to be successful in improving a range of outcomes including maternal psychosocial health32 and emotional and behavioural adjustment in children under 3 years of age.33 In the UK, the Sure Start project was launched in 1999 targeting preschool children and their families, in disadvantaged areas, with a number of interventions including good quality play, learning and child care.34 Recent evidence suggests that enrolled families showed less negative parenting and provided a better home - learning environment.35 The findings presented in this paper suggest that successful parenting interventions may improve the transfer of cognitive skills between generations thereby protecting disadvantaged families from unintentionally placing their children at risk of being on a path of continual negativity.

A study by Kent State University psychology professor John Gunstad recently found that among people who had underwent weight - loss surgery, those with better memory and executive function went on to lose more weight than those with poorer cognitive skills.