Despite what you think: handwritten notes beat typed notes

Several studies confirm what Luddites have always believed: pencil and paper notes lead to more learning than typed notes. I wonder if this is true even for those with language processing issues. So often I see typed notes as an accommodation on an IEP. Is this a shortsighted solution? How can we support competent note taking?

http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/were-only-human/ink-on-paper-some-notes-on-note-taking.html

Cognitive training for working memory

I find working-memory problems to be one of the more coaching-resistant aspects of ADHD. This article about CogMed's cognitive training programs is intriguiging.  I love that there are clinical studies with relatively large samples showing a real impact without drugs!

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/02/the-science-behind-brain-training/283634/