Much of the data and studies conducted to understand how children with learning and attention disorders best learn in school are in dire need of updating. They are outdated and do not provide a comprehensive understanding of how children learn. That’s why we invited our guest today, Masha Jones, to join us. Masha is a Ph.D. student at UC Irvine’s School of Education. She researches executive functioning and motivation in individuals with learning and attention disorders, primarily by developing and evaluating cognitive and metacognitive interventions.

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What We Discuss in This Episode:

• Despite developing robust analysis and results from a study of children with ADHD, there are no real ways to share this information with the people who need to hear it
• What the 10 Year Research Gap is
• What “divergent thinking” is and why it’s important
• Research shows that kids with ADHD have higher rates of depression and suicide
• Just because the system is bad, it’s still worth trying to change it and fix it
• How Masha proposes to improve the way data and study results are presented to the right people 
• The importance of teaching or presenting information to children in various forms
• What Waldorf education is and how it develops the whole child

Resources Mentioned:

Chime Institute

Contact Information:

If you work with children with special needs or you’re the parent of a child with special needs (in the 10-15 yr old age range) and would like to participate in a 2 hour study, you can receive a $40 Target gift card. Find out more by contacting Masha. 

[email protected]

www.masharjones.com

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